"Ron Wright, minimum wage & national security" - Congressional Intelligence Report

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Spotlight Trend: Ron Wright

"Ron Wright" has emerged as a top congressional narrative over the past three days. This trend stems from the passing of Ron Wright, a Republican congressman from Texas. The sixty-seven year-old legislator was battling both COVID-19 and cancer.

Dozens of state representatives and senators shared the sad news on their social handles, and Congress held a moment of silence while in session on Monday afternoon.

Below is our amplification timeline of this trend.

Articles and Amplifiers

Senate confirms Hicks as DoD’s No. 2

Amplifiers - 9

Raising minimum wage to $15 would cost 1.4 million jobs, CBO says

Amplifiers - 10

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