Jon Stewart-Backed Bill for 9/11 First Responders Passed by Senate
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After countless efforts from 9/11 first responders and former The Daily Show host Jon Stewart, the Senate voted to replenish the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund on Tuesday, per Vanity Fair.
The Senate voted 97-2, and Trump is expected to sign the bill on Friday. Utah’s Mike Lee and Kentucky’s Rand Paul are the two outliers who voted to block the bill. According to the two, we should rather focus on the massive debt the country’s in, rather than the sick and dying first responders who risked their lives during 9/11.
Stewart previously appeared on Fox News to call out Paul’s decision on the bill, and to say the least, Stewart eviscerated him. “Pardon me if I’m not impressed in any way by Rand Paul’s fiscal responsibility virtue signaling,” Stewart said on Fox News.