Off Beat: Herger can't miss: He's Swiss
You've probably never thought of your congressman, Wally Herger, as much of a foreign policy expert.
He's in there ferreting out fraud — or at least what he considers waste, fraud and abuse — and doing all sorts of other things to protect your taxpayer dollars.
But that's not all Wally Herger does.
No, your man in Washington has other issues he pursues.
Switzerland.
Yes, Herger is an expert on Switzerland, a key U.S. ally.
In fact, Wally co-chairs the Friends of Switzerland Caucus in the House.
This information was dug out by swissinfo.ch, a website that gives you everything you ever wanted to know about Switzerland.
It even interviewed Herger recently, a veritable Q and A about his second favorite nation.
Wally, as you may know, is of Swiss stock, "the grandson of Swiss emigrants from canton Uri," swissinfo.ch noted.
"They are very important. I'm so proud to have genealogy that goes back to Switzerland. It's always been a leader in democracy. Right now, Switzerland has one of the few strong economies. You balance your budget, we could learn a lot from how you manage things," Herger told swissinfo.ch.
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