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Congressman Gallego to Donate His Pay in Event of a Government Shutdown


Washington, D.C.: In the event of a government shutdown, Congressman Pete P. Gallego (TX-23) will donate his pay to charity.


“It is unconscionable that working Americans across the country are going to be sent home without pay while members of Congress continue to receive a paycheck,” said Congressman Gallego.  Mothers and fathers who commit themselves to public service are going to have to figure out how to put food on the table, make rent or pay their mortgage - all because a reckless few refuse to compromise.”

Pointless political games will adversely impact veterans and take nutritional assistance from women and children. Congress should work around the clock to ensure that our government works for the American people.  Members of Congress’ first loyalty should always be to our country and our constituents.  Congress should feel the pain and wreckage that it is inflicting on our economy, our nation, and our people.”

 

I cannot in good faith accept a salary when so many in the 23rd District are losing theirs.  In the event of a shutdown, I will be donating my salary to an organization that helps military men and women who are injured while serving their country. They have sacrificed - Congress should heed their example.”


Congressman Gallego on Saturday filed two bills that hold lawmakers accountable in the event of a government shutdown. The first – The Shutdown Member of Congress Pay Act of 2013 - would suspend pay for Members of Congress in the event of a government shutdown. The second – The Preserve our National Security Act - would protect national security and Veterans during a shutdown.

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Mavericks fight, turn in goal line stand;

Late turnover affects 13-7 Del Rio win

 

A.D. Ibarra

-Foster-Veteran's

 Memorial Stadium

 

The CC Winn Mavericks and the Del Rio Rams turned in a great opening round District 29-AAAAA football game on Friday where the Rams, before a huge crowd of followers, came away with a razor sharp 13-7 victory.

Early in the game, the Mavericks, who kicked off to the Rams, turned in an impressive goal line stand to keep the Rams at bay, not allowing them to score on their first drive of the game.  The Maverick Defense anchored by linebacker Steven Garcia and sporting a talented crew of Chris Aranda, Victor Miranda, Justin Diaz, Jose Luis Flores, Eric Vasquez, Rene Rodriguez, Alfredo Barragan, Jorge Andrade and complemented by Carlos Cerezo who goes both ways, recorded three big time interceptions to complement the goal line stand, holding off the huge Del Rio offensive line making key stops all night in this game.

The Rams managed to score twice in the first half on the spikes of running back Emilio Villarreal but the second PAT was no good and the Rams had a 13-0 lead late in the first half.

The Mavericks countered with a touchdown of their own on a bootleg by QB Juan Elizondo with time dwindling down in the half to make it 13-7 after the Dante Valdez kick.

Deion Alonso had an amazing punt return which almost resulted in the score which would have catapulted the Mavericks to the victory, but a shoestring tackle by a Ram defender kept him out of the endzone.  

The second half was a true test of wills where neither defense gave in, but it was unfortunate fumble on the last Winn drive with time running out on the clock in the fourth quarter which sealed the deal for the Rams who move to 1-0 in District 29-AAAAA play.

The Mavericks and Head Coach Eric Villaseñor have nothing to hang their helmets about after this great game, but there will be no time to dwell on it as they begin preparations to take on loop-leading Laredo Alexander in two weeks.

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Exit Sandman: Rivera bids goodbye to Bronx 
RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer

 

NEW YORK (AP) — As the cheers and chants for a sobbing Mariano Rivera shook Yankee Stadium, Derek Jeter walked to the mound and delivered the message no one really wanted to hear.

"It's time to go," the Yankees captain appeared to tell his old pal.

Baseball's most acclaimed relief pitcher made an emotional exit in his final appearance in the Yankees' home pinstripes when Jeter and Andy Pettitte came from the dugout to remove him with two outs in the ninth inning of a 4-0 loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday night.

During four minutes of a thunderous ovation from the sellout crowd 48,675, an overcome Rivera bawled as he buried his head on the right shoulder of Pettitte, who also is retiring when the season ends Sunday. Pettitte gave Rivera and 30-second bear hug, and Jeter followed with a 15-second embrace.

"I was bombarded with emotions and feeling that I couldn't describe," he said after the game, flanked by his wife and three sons. "Everything hit at that time. I knew that was the last time. Period. I never felt like that before."

It was one of those special Yankees scenes that will join Lou Gehrig's farewell speech, Babe Ruth's last ballpark appearance, Mickey Mantle Day, the first game after Thurman Munson's death and the finale at the old stadium across 161st Street as moments to cherish and remember.

There was hardly a dry eye in the ballpark. The Yankees and Rays stood in tribute while fans blinked back tears, honoring the closer who turns 44 in November.

His voice cracking after the game, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he conceived the idea in the eighth inning of including Jeter and Pettitte.

"I've never seen a player pull another player, so I had to ask. And then one of them was on the DL," he said.

Girardi conferred with plate umpire Laz Diaz before the ninth, and Diaz consulted with crew chief Mike Winters.

"Then I said, 'Well, can I send two?' and they said, 'Well, go ahead.' And I really appreciate because I think it made the moment even more special for Mo," Girardi explained.

At first, Pettitte didn't think it was such a good idea. When he got to the mound, he quickly decided "it was awfully cool." The three players have known each other since they were in the minors in the early 1990s, and all three came up to the Yankees for the first time in 1995.

"It's crazy how fast it went by," Pettitte said.

Rivera's demeanor caught Pettitte by surprise.

"I didn't say anything at first, and I didn't expect for him to be quite so emotional," Pettitte said. "He broke down and just gave me a bear hug and I just bear-hugged him back. He was really crying. He was weeping, and I could feel him crying on me."

Rivera had retired Delmon Young, Sam Fuld, Jose Lobaton and Yunel Escobar on 13 pitches — the overall 465th perfect outing of his big league career. He had gone to the trainer's room in the Yankees clubhouse after the top of the eighth instead of remaining in the dugout.

"Everything started hitting from there. All the flashbacks from the minor leagues to the big leagues, all the way to this moment," he said.

When he walked off the mound for the final time with two outs in the top of the ninth, he wiped his eyes with both arms and blew a kiss to the first row behind the Yankees dugout. He hugged a tearful Girardi in the dugout, grabbed a towel to dab his own teardrops, came out again and doffed his cap to the crowd. All the while, the Rays remained in their dugout applauding.

"''I thought it was pretty cool. I've never taken a pitcher out before," Jeter said.

"We've all grown up together," he said. "It's too bad good things have to come to an end."

Throughout the stands, fans blinked back their own tears.

And after Rivera came off, Pettitte came out for his own curtain call as the Rays waited in their dugout, not wanting to interrupt the moment. Rays manager Joe Maddon is a longtime fan of Rivera's consistency, durability and quiet humility.

"They know how to do things here," he said. They're great at pomp and circumstance in this place."

After the last out, Rivera remained on the bench for a moment as Frank Sinatra's recording of "New York, New York" played. He paused before taking a last walk to the mound, a man alone, rubbing his feet on the rubber, kneeling and gathering a bit of his workplace as a keepsake.

"I wanted to get some dirt, just stay there for the last time, knowing that I ain't going to be there no more, especially pitching," he said. "Maybe throw a first pitch one year, one day. But competing — won't be there no more. So that little that I was there was special for me."

Rivera had entered with one out and two on in the eighth to a recorded introduction by Bob Sheppard, the longtime Yankees public address announcer who died three years ago.

Fans stood and chanted his name as he jogged in from the bullpen to Metallica's "Enter Sandman" and continued for two minutes as he took his warmups. The entire Tampa Bay bench emptied and stood on the dirt warning track in front of the dugout and applauded.

Rivera was making his first appearance since the Yankees retired his No. 42 during a 50-minute ceremony Sunday. Eliminated from playoff contention, New York finishes the season with three games in Houston.

The oldest player in the major leagues, Rivera posted 314 of his record 652 saves at home during a 19-year big league career, and 18 of his record 42 postseason saves were at the old and new Yankee Stadium. He helped the Yankees to five World Series titles, getting the final out in four of them.

He'll always remember the home finale, along with the titles.

"It was amazing. A great, great night," he said and then paused. "We lost. I don't know how I'd be saying that."

NOTES: Matt Daley is sure to be the answer to a future trivia question — he was the pitcher who relieved Rivera. ... Rivera had not entered a game with the Yankees trailing by four runs or more since May 20, 2008, against Baltimore, according to STATS. ... The Yankees drew an AL-high 3,279,589, their lowest in five seasons at new Yankee Stadium and down from 3.54 million last year. Their average of 40,488 was their lowest since 40,346 in 2000, according to STATS. The Yankees had just seven sellouts. ... New York hit 75 home runs at Yankee Stadium, its lowest home total since 75 in 1997. ... Girardi wouldn't comment on an ESPN report that Cano, who is eligible for free agency, is seeking a 10-year deal worth a record $305 million. ... Bothered by sore legs, 3B Alex Rodriguez didn't play. ... Tampa Bay won its seventh straight and lowered to two its magic number over Texas for clinching an AL wild-card berth. The Rays swept this three-game series, outscoring the Yankees 19-3. ... Alex Cobb (11-3) took a one-hit shutout into the eighth, retiring 15 in a row between walks to Curtis Granderson in the second and Robinson Cano in the seventh. He wound up allowing three hits in seven innings-plus. ... Evan Longoria hit an RBI single in the fourth against Ivan Nova (9-6) and a two-run single off Dellin Betances in the eighth. Young hit a long solo homer to left-center in the sixth. ... New York has lost nine of 12, including four in a row, and at 82-77 will have its fewest wins in a non-shortened season since 1992.

 

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