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Running out of. they did their jobs with courage, grace, tenacity, humility. 18 years later, do yours! >> lawmakers from both parties insist no disrespect was intended. they claim they were monitoring the hearing while conducting other congressional business. the committees ranking member, republican mike johnson of louisiana does predict the bill will pass with overwhelming support. breaking overnight from the dominican republic the boston globe reporting a second suspect has been arrested in...

Nation. >> today swift action comes after an emotional and contentious subcommittee hearing yesterday were victims complained about benefits being cut. comedian jon stewart criticized representatives for failing to show up. >> they responded in five seconds. they did their jobs. with courage, grace, tenacity and humility. 18 years later, do yours. >> the bills passage in the house seemed certain but it took years to get the original benefits through the senate. yesterday majority leader mitch mc...

With courage, grace, tenacity, humility -- 18 years later, do yours. thank you. >> and terry moran with us live tonight. terry, this was a very emotional scene, as we just all witnessed there with you. stewart surrounded by those first responders who were there for weeks and months after 9/11. >> reporter: it was emotional, david. one of the reasons, all those empty seats. now, this was the full committee hearing room for the judiciary committee, 41 members, but it was a subcommittee hearing, 12...

Running out of. they did their jobs with courage, grace, tenacity, humility. do yours. >> this is something thats been really important to john stewart for many years now. lawmakers from both parties claim no disrespect was intended. they claim they were monitoring the hearing while conducting other congressional business. predicts the bill will pass with overwhelming support. breaking overnight from the dominican republic, the boston globe reporting a second suspect has been arrested in conne...

Is so damn hard and takes so damn long and why, no matter what they get, somethings always pulled back and they got to come back. thank god for people like ray pfeifer. thank god for all of these people who will not let it happen. they responded in five seconds. they did their jobs. with courage, grace, tenacity, humility. 18 years later, do yours! thank you. [ applause ] >> former "the daily show" host jon stewart today testifying alongside 9/11 first responders and their widows and surviving f...

>> behind me, a filled room of 9/11 first responders and in front of me, a nearly empty congress. they did their jobs with of 9/11 first responders and in front of me, a nearly empty congress. they did their jobs, with courage, grace, tenacity, humility. 18 years later, do yours! >> chair jerry nadler said funding is delayed because of a new york issue. youre a new york guy. what does that mean? what do you say to these people? >> first of all, jon stewart is right. whats lost in that, the democ...

Out lawmakers for failing to call a hearing for a bill that would insure the 9/11 compensation fund set up after the attack never runs out of money. >> behind me, a filled room of 9/11 first responders. and in front of me, a nearly empty congress, shameful. its an embarrassment to the country. and it is a stain on this institution. your indifference cost these men and women their most valuable commodity. time. the one thing theyre running out of, they responded in five seconds. they did their jo...

Its an embarrassment to the country and it is a stain on this institution. there is not a person here, not an empty chair on stage that didnt tweet out "never forget the heroes of 9/11, never forget their bravery, never forget what they did, what they gave to this country." well, here they are. your indifference cost these men and women their most valuable commodity -- time. its the one thing they are running out of. they did their jobs with courage, grace, tenacity, humility. 18 years later, do...

Should be down here answering their questions as to why this is so damn hard and takes so damn long and why no matter what they get somethings always pulled back and they got to come back. thank god for people like ray pfeifer. thank god for all of these people who will not let it happen. they responded in five seconds. they did their jobs. with courage, grace, tenacity, humility. 18 years later, do yours! thank you. >> former "the daily show" host jon stewart today testifying alongside 9/11 fir...

They responded in five seconds. they did their jobs. with courage, grace, tenacity, humility. 18 years later, do yours! >> if you havent yet, do yourself a favor and watch all nine minutes of jon stewarts speech yesterday. the hearing was not slated to take place before the entire judiciary committee but, rather, a subcommittee of only 14 members. 2 of the 14 members were absent, both co-sponsors of the bill. mike barnicle, for as great a stand-up comedian as jon stewart was, as influential as t...