Jon Stewart: …. “Congress ‘should be ashamed’ over Inaction on Helping 9/11 First Responders …. “!!

~~June 12, 2019~~
MR. STEWART COMES TO WASHINGTON
I have no need to say anything.
Jon Stewart has said everything.
Congress INDEED should be ashamed!
Guess that shame is something quite lacking in the Washington circles.
HortyRex©

Former host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” Jon Stewart took a vastly different tone than his usual satirical shtick when he spoke Tuesday on Capitol Hill about the need to reauthorize the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
The measure aims to provide health care benefits to first responders and others in the community with illnesses related to the 2001 terror attacks, but it’s running short of money.
In his emotional testimony before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Stewart at times broke down in tears, shouting at the lawmakers and calling them “shameful.”
“I can’t help but think what an incredible metaphor this room is … a filled room of 9/11 first responders and in front of me, a nearly empty Congress. Sick and dying, they brought themselves down here to speak to no one … shameful,” said Stewart at the outset of his remarks.
A little over half of the 14-member subcommittee members were present, mostly Democrats.

Congress passed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act in 2010, over opposition from some Republicans who balked at its $7 billion price tag. The act was reauthorized in 2015 for 90 years. But a portion of the law – the Victim Compensation Fund – was only funded for five years, through the end of 2020.
The fund aimed to provide necessary financial support for the thousands who suffered serious medical issues, including a spate of cancer diagnoses, after the 2001 attacks.
“As it appears in … full read/full credit”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/victim-compensation-fund-jon-stewart-lashes-out-at-house-hearing-on-911-responders-bill-you-should-be-ashamed-of/

Stewart’s testimony was not the first to bring members of Congress and the audience to its feet.
Luis Alvarez, a retired NYPD detective and 9/11 responder, also testified before the House panel. He is set to begin his 69th round of chemotherapy Wednesday, June 12 to treat the cancer he was diagnosed with after the World Trade Center fell.

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 11: Retired Fire Department of New York Lieutenant and 9/11 responder Michael O’Connelll, left FealGood Foundation co-founder John Feal, center right, and Former Daily Show Host Jon Stewart, right speak to Retired New York Police Department detective and 9/11 responder Luis Alvarez during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on reauthorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund on Capitol Hill on June 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. The fund provides financial assistance to responders, victims and their families who require medical care related to health issues they suffered in the aftermath of 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

~~Published on Jun 11, 2019~~
Jon Stewart, the former host of “The Daily Show,” appeared before a House committee in Washington, D.C., to again advocate for health benefits for 9/11 first responders. At the start of his 10-minute statement, Stewart said Tuesday’s hearing was an “incredible metaphor.”
“Behind me, a filled room of 9/11 first responders and in front of me, a nearly empty Congress.” Stewart said the lack of urgency to help these responders was a “stain” on Congress.
“Your indifference cost these men and women their most valuable commodity: time,” he said. “It’s the one thing they’re running out of.”