Jon Stewart, the comedian and former host of 'The Daily Show,' took to Congress last month alongside first responders in support of the bill.
, in a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House.from the Congressional Budget Office. The money is meant to go toward the first responders and other victims of the 9/11 attacks, in which nearly 3,000 Americans were killed and thousands more injured.
Funding for the new bill is guaranteed through 2092, essentially providing for 9/11 first responders for life. Jon Stewart, the comedian and former host of "The Daily Show," took to Congress last month alongside first responders in support of the bill. His emotional testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, and his subsequent media blitz scolding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for not moving fast enough on reauthorization, generated a slew of media coverage for the bill.
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