Stewart has repeatedly shamed Congress for its apparent reluctance to permanently fund healthcare for 9/11 first responders stricken with cancer or disease as a result of their sacrifice in the aftermath of the terrorist attack.
“I am painfully aware of the inequity of the situation ... but the stark reality of the data leaves me no choice.” As the fund is running out of money, the special master said, compensation claims are increasing at unprecedented levels as more people fall ill.
The 9/11 attacks have always been personal for Stewart, who said in 2001 that he could see the World Trade Center from his apartment in Lower Manhattan. Nine days after the terrorist attacks claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people, Stewart appeared behind his wooden desk on “The Daily Show," stumbling at first to shirk the awkwardness that comes naturally with a late-night comedy show in the wake of the nation’s most unfathomable tragedy.
“Oh, there’s a tax increase to pay for this? I’m sorry, I didn’t know they were going to try to pay for the bill to provide health care for those suffering for their heroism with a tax,” a red-faced Stewart yelled sarcastically. On Monday, Stewart said it was “beyond my comprehension” why he and the first responders were still singing the same tune.
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