Jon Stewart blasts Sen. Paul for blocking 9/11 victims bill Wednesday.
Comedian Jon Stewart, an outspoken advocate for 9/11 first responders, blasted Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., for his objection Wednesday to a bipartisan bill to ensure a compensation fund for victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks never runs out of money.to Fox News host Bret Baier Wednesday, Stewart called Paul's objection to the bill, which the libertarian-aligned senator said should be offset by spending cuts, was"outrageous" and"an abomination.
"Pardon me if I’m not impressed in any way by Rand Paul’s fiscal responsibility virtue signaling," Stewart said, noting that Paul supported President Donald Trump's tax cut that"added hundreds of billions of dollars to our deficit." He accused Paul of trying to “balance the budget on the backs of the 9/11 first responder community.”
“At some point, we have to stand up for the people who have always stood up for us, and at this moment in time maybe cannot stand up for themselves due to their illnesses and their injuries," Stewart said."And what Rand Paul did today on the floor of the Senate was outrageous.” Earlier Wednesday, Paul and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, objected to a request from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., to approve the legislation by unanimous consent, which would have fast-tracked its approval.and called for the spending to be offset with cuts, pointing to the government's $22 trillion debt. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the compensation bill would result in about $10.2 billion in additional payments over the next decade.Wednesday.
A spokesman for Paul responded to Stewart by reiterating that"Senator Paul is not blocking anything. He is simply seeking to pay for it."The legislation has 74 Senate co-sponsors and passed the House by a wide margin last week.."9/11 first responders are suffering and dying for their heroism, and my Republican colleagues can't get it together to help them.
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