Jon Stewart returns to ‘Daily Show’ to push for renewal of 9-11 first responder benefits

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, file photo, comedian Jon Stewart performs at the 9th Annual Stand Up For Heroes event, presented by the New York Comedy Festival and The Bob Woodruff Foundation, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Stewart has returned to “The Daily Show” where he made a push to renew a law that provides health benefits for first responders who became ill after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Stewart was a guest on the “Daily Show with Trevor Noah” on Monday, Dec. 8, 2015. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Comedian Jon Stewart has returned to “The Daily Show” where he made a push to renew a law that provides health benefits for first responders who became ill after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Stewart was a guest on the “Daily Show with Trevor Noah” on Monday night.

Stewart urged, badgered and exhorted Congress, especially Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, to pass the Zadroga Act.

The law expired last month but has enough funding to last another year.

Proponents of the law are seeking its permanent extension, but some Republicans have opposed that, saying they want a chance to periodically review it and make sure it’s operating soundly.

Noah took over as host of “The Daily Show” in September, succeeding Stewart, who stepped down in August after 16 years.

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