Less than 24 hours after Stewart's fiery speech went viral, his fury paid off
—but it was Tuesday’s appearance that proved how much power these monologues can still have.
“As I sit here today, I can’t help but think what an incredible metaphor this room is for the entire process that getting health care and benefits for 9/11 first responders has come to,” Stewart told attendees on Tuesday. “Behind me, a filled room of 9/11 first responders. And in front of me, a nearly empty Congress.” As he continued to speak, his anger grew, and at times gave way to despair as the comedian spoke through tears.
Should it pass, the new bill will extend funding for 70 years. Now that the bill has passed the House Judiciary Committee, Senate Minority Leaderis calling on Republican representatives to support it within the House—and, subsequently, for the Senate to deliberate it as a stand-alone bill. Stewart has been a champion of the 9/11 victim compensation fund since the beginning; in fact, it was in large part thanks to him that the bill passed Congress to begin with back in 2010, when Stewart committed an entiresegment to railing against the conservative senators who had filibustered the bill. Thanks to that segment, the issue
and ultimately passed. Hopefully, Stewart can now pull off an encore to secure its continued funding.
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