It's about freakin' time............................
Thank you Jon Stewart & the 9/11 Responders who were able drag themselves to Washington despite their illnesses to make this happen. Rand Paul & Mike Lee should not only be ashamed of themselves but run out of office..............
[[SIZE=5]Senate Passes Bill To Replenish 9/11 Victim Fund[/SIZE]]('https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/sept-11-attacks-victim-fund-194837750.html')
The bipartisan 9/11 victim compensation bill, which passed through the House earlier this month with overwhelming support, faced a delay last week after [Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blocked]('https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rand-paul-911-victims-compensation-fund_n_5d2f7100e4b004b6adaa54a7') a unanimous consent request to expedite its passage. The Kentucky Republican objected to the measure due to fiscal concerns, calling on the Senate to first debate an amendment that would offset the costs of the fund.
Stewart, a longtime advocate for 9/11 first responders and former host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” [eviscerated]('https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jon-stewart-rand-paul-9-11-victim-compensation-fund_n_5d3058d6e4b0419fd328beec') Paul after he objected to the bill. The comedian accused the senator of “fiscal responsibility virtue signaling” after voting in favor of President Donald Trump’s $1.5 trillion tax cut in 2017, which added billions of dollars to the national deficit.
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“It’s absolutely outrageous,” [Stewart said]('https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jon-stewart-rand-paul-9-11-victim-compensation-fund_n_5d3058d6e4b0419fd328beec'). “Now he stands up at the last minute after 15 years of blood, sweat and tears from the 9/11 community to say that it’s all over. Now we’re going to balance the budget on the backs of the 9/11 first responder community.”
The Senate rejected Paul’s amendment, as well as a similar one from fellow fiscal hawk Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), before passing the bill on Tuesday.
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"Well, it's alright.
.............even if you're old and gray."
"Well, it's alright.
............you still got something to say."