American Senators Visit Manila, Philippines

Posted by Maribojoc Bohol on January 18th, 2012 in World News

Former United States presidential aspirant Sen. John McCain, together with three other American senators, paid a courtesy call on President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacanang Tuesday night.

Other members of the US Senate who met with the President include Sen. Joe Lieberman, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, and Kelly Ayotte. McCain, Lieberman and Ayotte are all members of the US Senate Armed Services Committee.

Last week, the President also met several members of the US Congress who arrived in the Philippines.

In a press statement released Tuesday, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the visiting US congressmen expressed their confidence in the reform agenda of the Aquino administration.

Lacierda said the Aquino government will continue with its thrust to curb corruption, fight poverty, and promote good governance in the country. With the administration’s achievements in the past one and a half years, Lacierda said these indicate forthcoming changes that will continue in the coming years.

McCain, a former prisoner of war, served as a naval aviator during the Vietnam War. He was first elected to the US House of Representatives from Arizona in 1982 and led the fight to eliminate wasteful government spending, and spearheaded the strengthening of the US armed forces.

He currently serves on the following Senate Committees during the 112th Congress: Ranking Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee; Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Committee on Indian Affairs.

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