It is much more instinctive for politicians to invoke 9/11 to inflame bigotry than to agree that its victims deserve health care
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 11: Former Daily Show Host Jon Stewart testifies 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. Photo: Zach Gibson/Getty Images Comedian and former Daily Show host Jon Stewart testified before a House Judiciary subcommittee on Tuesday.
According to a Congressional spokesperson, only two subcommittee members actually did not show up — Reps. Eric Swalwell and Guy Reschenthaler . Others cycled in and out of the hearing, leaving many seats unfilled for long stretches of time. But the funding process has indeed been messy.
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