Former Daily explain host appears in front of US Capitol with first responders to call on Congress to indefinitely renew bill that provides health benefits to thousandsFormer Daily explain host Jon Stewart is attempting to use his star power to shame Congress into permanently renewing a bill that provides health benefits to tens of thousands of first responders and rescuers who worked at Ground Zero after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001.
In the shadow of the US Capitol Building,the comedian apologized to the more than 100 rescue workers gathered at a rally on a Capitol lawn on Wednesday to resume funding for the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, a healthcare and compensation program for men and women suffering from 9/11-related illnesses.
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Source: theguardian.com