"The View" co-anchor Meghan McCain Meghan Marguerite McCainKasich to Meghan McCain: Concern over abortion 'dwarfed' by need to beat Trump Meghan McCain says she believes report Trump called fallen soldiers 'losers' Meghan McCain hits Ivanka Trump's defense of president's Twitter: It's not a 'communication style,' it's 'cruelty' MORE on Thursday blasted Sen Rand Paul Randal (Rand) Howard PaulThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump previews SCOTUS nominee as 'totally brilliant' Rand Paul says he can't judge 'guilt or innocence' in Breonna Taylor case Overnight Health Care: Health officials tell public to trust in science | Despair at CDC under Trump influence | A new vaccine phase 3 trial starts MORE (R-Ky.) after he objected to legislation to extend the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, calling Paul's actions "un-American" and a "disgrace."

"It’s why people hate libertarians, because they get so out in front of their skis and so ideologically pure that they don’t see the forest for the trees," McCain said on the ABC program. "Give 9/11 responders whatever the hell they want, please."

McCain invoked the late detective and 9/11 first responder Luis Alvarez, noting how Alvarez said before he died that his son and all of the first responders "deserved better than this."

On @TheView, @MeghanMcCain reacts to Sen. Rand Paul objecting to the 9/11 victims compensation fund bill because of cost, calling the move “unpatriotic” and a “disgrace on every level.”



“Give 9/11 responders whatever the hell they want, please” https://t.co/ny2VxBMKkh pic.twitter.com/10vM1fmBnS — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 18, 2019

"It is un-American, it is unpatriotic," McCain said. "Rand Paul, I’ve never liked you. But this is a disgrace on every level."

Paul on Wednesday objected to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten GillibrandSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Suburban moms are going to decide the 2020 election Jon Stewart urges Congress to help veterans exposed to burn pits MORE's (D-N.Y.) attempt to get the Senate to approve a House-passed bill that would reauthorize the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund through fiscal 2090. Gillibrand, who is running for president, had tried to gain the upper chamber's approval by requesting unanimous consent, a procedural move that allows a bill to skip numerous steps if its passed unanimously.

But Paul, citing the United States' growing debt, objected, arguing that any new spending needed to be "offset by cutting spending that's less valuable." Paul added that the would offer an amendment to the House bill if it is brought up for a vote in the Senate.

"Senator Paul is not blocking anything. He is simply seeking to pay for it," a spokesperson for Paul told The Hill. "As with any bill, Senator Paul always believes it needs to be paid for. Senator Paul is simply offering an amendment, which other senators support, to pay for this legislation.”

Mike Lee Sen(R-Utah) also objected to passing the legislation without a vote, his communications director, Conn Carroll, said to CNN

Current compensation for 9/11 first responders will likely run out this year without new legislation. First responders and advocates have roundly criticized Paul and Lee's actions. Comedian and activist Jon Stewart, who has consistently advocated for extending the victim fund, called the lawmakers move "an abomination ."

"It's absolutely outrageous. Pardon me if I’m not impressed in any way by Rand Paul’s fiscal responsibility virtue signaling," Stewart said.