Liberia: Congressman to Rally Support for Liberia Second MCC Bid

Washington D.c. — Influential U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham has committed to rallying his congressional colleagues of the Republican Party to sign a "Letter of Support" for Liberia's second bid of the coveted Compact Program under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

The MCC Development Assistance is a U.S. government foreign aid program that provides beneficiary countries time-bound grants which are targeted at ensuring economic growth, reducing poverty and strengthening governmental institutions. The investments of the MCC do not only support a country's stability and prosperity, but also enhance American Interests. Liberia has already benefitted from the MCC Assistance and Investments that led to more than 200 million dollars being spent on the rebuilding of the war-ravaged electricity grid of the country.

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