NEW: McConnell to meet 9/11 responders to discuss victim's fund
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is meeting this week with 9/11 first responders to talk about reauthorizing the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.
John Feal, a Ground Zero recovery worker and longtime activist, says a group of first responders will meet with McConnell on Tuesday at the Capitol. The meeting comes as McConnell faces withering criticism from comedian Jon Stewart for what Stewarts calls a lack of urgency to replenish the victims' fund. The fund is being depleted and has cut benefit payments by up to 70 percent.
Stewart mocked McConnell on Stephen Colbert's late-night talk show last week, accusing the GOP leader of slow-walking the legislation. McConnell has said the issue will be addressed and that he does not know why Stewart was"all bent out of shape."
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