
Max Cotton
Producer for @GrayDCnews. Previously Illinois Capitol Bureau Chief for Gray Media, other stops along the way.
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5 days ago |
wdbj7.com | Rhyan Henson |Max Cotton
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Congress returns to Washington following the Memorial Day recess with an eye on President Donald Trump’s agenda. All eyes are on the upper chamber as senators take on the president’s budget proposal, which he calls “one big, beautiful bill.”The plan calls for tax cuts as well as more money for the military and border security. It also includes potential cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps.
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1 week ago |
azfamily.com | Rhyan Henson |Max Cotton
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Congress is in recess for the Memorial Day Holiday this week. Before the break, the House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump’s budget he’s nicknamed “one big, beautiful bill.” It heads to the Senate when Congress returns from its recess. The president returns to the nation’s capital on Monday to honor fallen soldiers by participating in the annual Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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1 week ago |
wsaz.com | Rhyan Henson |Max Cotton
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Congress is in recess for the Memorial Day Holiday this week. Before the break, the House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump’s budget he’s nicknamed “one big, beautiful bill.” It heads to the Senate when Congress returns from its recess. The president returns to the nation’s capital on Monday to honor fallen soldiers by participating in the annual Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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1 week ago |
localnewslive.com | Rhyan Henson |Max Cotton
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Congress is in recess for the Memorial Day Holiday this week. Before the break, The House passed President Donald Trump’s budget he’s nicknamed “one big beautiful bill. It heads to the Senate when congress returns to work. The President returns to the nation’s capital on Monday to honor fallen soldiers by participating in the annual Memorial Day reef laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. On Wednesday, the Scripps National Spelling Bee kicks off.
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2 weeks ago |
kktv.com | Max Cotton
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Poppy Wall is back on the National Mall in Washington, to honor more than 600,000 American service members who have died in combat since World War I. Hosted by the financial services company USAA, the wall has more than 600,000 poppies, one for each fallen service member. The company’s President and CEO, Juan Andrade, said the wall should remind everyone Memorial Day is about the the men and women who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice defending American freedom.
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