Jon Stewart said he was angered at lawmakers who failed to attend a hearing on future funding for the 9/11 victims' compensation fund.

Stewart wasn’t happy with the empty committee seats.

The former "Daily Show" host and activist for veterans and first responders gave emotional testimony expressing his anger with Congress for not addressing 9/11 survivor health issues. Watch his full remarks.

9/11 responder advocate Jon Stewart urges Congress to fully fund the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund, says he can never repay the debt to first responders.

Jon Stewart, the popular former host of the late-night comedy program The Daily Show, criticized members of Congress for not attending a hearing on Tuesday on renewing funding for a program that provides health care to first responders who were sickened respo…

Comedian Jon Stewart tore into members of Congress Tuesday for failing to ensure that a victims' compensation fund set up after the 9/11 attacks won't run out of money -- and for skipping a hearing devoted to that very crisis.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart scolded Congress Tuesday for failing to ensure that a victims' compensation fund set up after the 9/11 attacks never runs out of money.Stewart, a...

'I can’t help but think what an incredible metaphor this room is for the entire process that getting health care and benefits for 9/11 first responders has come to'

“Sick and dying, they brought themselves down here to speak to no one.”

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Stewart, a longtime advocate for victims and first responders of the 2001 attacks, said it was "shameful" more lawmakers didn't attend.

WASHINGTON — Comedian Jon Stewart is scolding Congress for failing to ensure that a victims' compensation fund set up after the 9/ 11 attacks never runs out of money. Pointing to rows of empty seats at a House Judiciary Committee hearing room, Stewart said "s…

Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart blasted Congress Tuesday as an "embarrassment to the country" after many House Judiciary members skipped a committee hearing to extend the 9/11 Victim's Compensation Fund, set to expire in 2020.

Former "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart blasted Congress Tuesday as an "embarrassment to the country" after many House Judiciary members skipped a committee hearing to extend the 9/11 Victim's Compensation Fund, set to expire in 2020.

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