House panel passes 9/11 victims bill after Jon Stewart testimony
The panel approved the bill the day after hearing powerful testimony from first responders and comedian Jon Stewart
The panel approved the bill the day after hearing powerful testimony from first responders and comedian Jon Stewart
"I can't help but think what an incredible metaphor this room is ... a filled room of 9/11 first responders and in front of me, a nearly empty Congress"
A new national poll shows President Trump trailing each of six Democratic candidates in potential head-to-head contests. The Democrats' lead ranges from five points for Cory Booker and Pete Buttigieg to 13 points for Joe Biden. The poll calls Biden's 53 to 40 advantage a landslide proportion. The president and former vice president traded sharp words in Iowa Tuesday. Ed O'Keefe reports.
Jon Stewart's latest impassioned plea to help 9/11 first responders sickened by the attack is giving the issue new urgency in Washington. Dozens of police, firefighters and others joined Stewart at an emotional Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday where the former "Daily Show" host blasted Congress for allowing a fund that was set up to pay for their health care run short of money. Nancy Cordes reports.
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