Menendez among first on Capitol Hill to call for US support for storm-battered Philippines
Posted on AllSides November 10th, 2013
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New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez on Saturday called on the United States to help the Philippines after deadly Typhoon Haiyan hit the ally island nation.
“The United States can and must do everything in our power to assist our friend and ally in dealing with the devastating consequences of this storm, and to help meet the needs of the Filipino people in addressing this disaster,” said Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, according to The Hill newspaper.
The storm hit the tiny Southeast Asian island nation on Friday...