Sen. Mitch McConnell is scheduled to meet with 9/11 first responders this week to discuss the renewal of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act, following a public feud with comedian Jon Stewart.
McConnell's office has not confirmed the meeting, but a Ground Zero recovery worker and longtime activist, John Feal, confirmed the meeting to ABC News. Feal added that he requested the meeting, which will be held Tuesday.Earlier this month, Stewart made an emotional appeal to Congress to make the victim compensation fund permanent. With first responders and their advocates behind him, Stewart ripped Congress for failing to fully fund the program.
Jon Stewart slams Congress over health care for 9/11 first responders:"I'm awfully tired of hearing that it's a 9/11 New York issue. Al-Qaeda didn't shout death to Tribeca. They attacked America and these men and women ... brought our country back" https://t.co/CFdzczE0fE pic.twitter.com/CDbolZs1wB "These cuts are real," Feal said Monday."Tomorrow will be my 270th trip to Washington in 15 years. I've got a chip on my shoulder. I'm seeing people get sick, friends die. Their families are going to be left in financial ruin."
McConnell retaliated on"Fox and Friends" saying he didn't know why Stewart was"bent out of shape," and denied that he was moving slowly on the issue. He also said the extension would pass when it came up for renewal.
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