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WASHINGTON – Comedian Jon Stewart blames Congress for failing to ensure that a victims' compensation fund set up after the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.
Stewart, a longtime advocate of 9/11 advocates, urged legislators not to attend Tuesday's hearing on a bill to ensure the fund can pay benefits for the next 70 years.
Stewart said the "sick and dying" first responders and their families traveled to Washington for the hearing, to face an almost desperate platform.
He described the lack of presence of "embarrassment for the country and stain on the institution" of Congress.
Legislators said they supported the bill and watched the audience in the middle of other congressional business.
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