Joe Barton: “Last night at RFK Stadium we had the 46th Annual Congressional Charity baseball game. The beneficiaries are the…”

“Last night at RFK Stadium we had the 46th Annual Congressional Charity baseball game. The beneficiaries are the Washington Literacy Council and the Washington D.C. Boys and Girls Club. Those two groups will receive in the neighborhood of $90,000 thanks to the Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle. It was a hard-fought game. There were excellent plays on both sides, but when the dust had cleared, for the seventh time in a row, the Republican team, playing on a level playing field with fair rules won a hard-fought 5-2 victory. John Shimkus and Chip Pickering were our MVPs, but the entire Republican team, every member of the Republican team got into the game through pitching, batting or running. Some did better than others in those endeavors, but we had a good time and nobody was hurt.”