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Jon Stewart: “Passing the bill in the Senate will be a chance to exhale, but it doesn't fix the grief obviously for these responders…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2019
Passing the bill in the Senate will be a chance to exhale, but it doesn't fix the grief obviously for these responders to continue to experience going forward.
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Jon Stewart

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Jon Stewart comments on the importance of passing the bill for 9/11 first responders and acknowledges the ongoing grief they face.

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