Matt Cherette | Gawker
On Tuesday, federal officials concluded that there wasn’t enough evidence to link cases of cancer in 9/11 first responders to the duties they performed at Ground Zero. Consequently, the bill providing health care to the responders will not include coverage for cancer treatments. On tonight’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart, who has long advocated for the bill’s passage, made no secret of his anger over the news.
Video of Stewart’s segment is above.
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