Jon Stewart: Expectations of Congress May Be Low, but Budget Bill Is Not a Monumental Achievement
The "Daily Show" host is struggling to understand how so much "random stuff" ended up in the $1.1 trillion spending bill that Congress recently passed.The “Daily Show” host is struggling to understand how so much “random stuff” ended up in the $1.1 trillion spending bill that Congress recently passed.
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