{"id":60443,"date":"2018-03-27T19:24:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T18:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-afge-endorses-rep-beto-orourke-of-texas-for-senate\/"},"modified":"2018-03-27T19:26:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T23:26:02","slug":"la-afge-respalda-al-representante-beto-orourke-de-texas-para-el-senado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/la-afge-respalda-al-representante-beto-orourke-de-texas-para-el-senado\/","title":{"rendered":"AFGE Endorses Rep. Beto O&#8217;Rourke of Texas for Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 27, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union representing federal and D.C. government workers, today announced its endorsement of Rep. <span class=\"xn-person\">Beto O&#8217;Rourke<\/span> of <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> for the U.S. Senate. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg7307left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg7307left\" title=\"The nation\u2019s largest federal employee union has endorsed Rep. Beto O\u2019Rourke of Texas for the U.S. Senate election in November. The American Federation of Government Employees says Congressman O\u2019Rourke is a fighter who will stand up for all working people, including the 200,000 federal employees who live in Texas.\" border=\"0\" alt=\"The nation\u2019s largest federal employee union has endorsed Rep. Beto O\u2019Rourke of Texas for the U.S. Senate election in November. The American Federation of Government Employees says Congressman O\u2019Rourke is a fighter who will stand up for all working people, including the 200,000 federal employees who live in Texas.\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/659533\/AFGE_Beto_ORourke.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Congressman O&#8217;Rourke is a fighter who stands up for veterans, service members, and all public-sector workers,&#8221; said American Federation of Government Employees District 10 National Vice President <span class=\"xn-person\">Cheryl Eliano<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He bested an eight-term incumbent to win election to Congress in 2012 and has been representing the great people of <span class=\"xn-location\">El Paso<\/span> for the past six years,&#8221; Eliano said. &#8220;He&#8217;s got what it takes to do it again in November and deliver a <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>-size win to working people in this state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 200,000 federal employees live in <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> \u2013 supporting the military, caring for veterans, guarding our borders, and ensuring the safety of the flying public. AFGE has more dues-paying members in <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> than in any other state. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> voters couldn&#8217;t have a clearer choice this November,&#8221; AFGE National President <span class=\"xn-person\">J. David Cox Sr.<\/span> said. &#8220;They can vote for <span class=\"xn-person\">Beto O&#8217;Rourke<\/span> \u2013 a candidate who will stand up to the establishment and reach across party lines to effect real change for working Americans. Or they can settle for the incumbent, a divisive ideologue who orchestrated a 16-day governmentwide shutdown in 2013 that took <span class=\"xn-money\">$24 billion<\/span> out of the U.S. economy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>AFGE is the largest federal employee union in the country, representing 700,000 federal and D.C. government workers in all functions of government. District 10 has nearly 45,000 dues-paying members in <span class=\"xn-location\">Louisiana<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Mississippi<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">New Mexico<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Panama<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><i>The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union, representing 700,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the <span class=\"xn-location\">District of Columbia<\/span><\/i><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>For the latest AFGE news and information, visit the <\/i><\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afge.org\/media-center\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b><i>AFGE Media Center<\/i><\/b><\/a><b>.\u00a0<i><b><i>Follow us on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/afgeunion\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/afgenational\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/afgeonline\" rel=\"nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg003cleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg003cleft\" title=\"AFGE logo. (PRNewsFoto\/American Federation of Government Employees)\" border=\"0\" alt=\"AFGE logo. (PRNewsFoto\/American Federation of Government Employees)\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/329549\/american_federation_of_government_employees_logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/659533\/AFGE_Beto_ORourke.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/659533\/AFGE_Beto_ORourke.jpg<\/a> <br \/>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/329549\/american_federation_of_government_employees_logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/329549\/american_federation_of_government_employees_logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  American Federation of Government Employees<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 27, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union representing federal and D.C. government workers, today announced its endorsement of Rep. <span class=\"xn-person\">Beto O&#8217;Rourke<\/span> of <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> for the U.S. Senate. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg7307left\">&lt;img id=&quot;prnejpg7307left&quot; title=&quot;The nation\u2019s largest federal employee union has endorsed Rep. 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