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Texas Congressman Ron Wright dies after contracting COVID-19

Texas Republican Representative Ron Wright died Sunday at age 67, about two weeks after contracting COVID-19. The first sitting member of Congress to die of the virus, Wright had previously been treated for lung cancer. CBSN's Tanya Rivero reports.
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