Senator Stern

Yeah.

Yeah.Uh, my last one was Senator Stern, who I had as Gonzo.

Sure.

Um, even though there's just that one scene, but for some reason I picture...

Right.

So in a hearing, Senator Stern, played by Gary Shanling, demands that Stark turn over the Iron Man technology to the government.

Stark's rival, Justin Hammer, currently, rather, played by Sam Rockwell, and his character is the current primary defense contractor for the military.

He's present, as is military liaison Colonel James Rode, now played by Don Cheadle.

They're all there to testify.

Stern reveals images showing that foreign nations are well on their way to developing their own Iron Man systems based on Stark's design.

And Stark refuses to hand over the weapons systems to the US government, claiming that foreign nations and business competitors, including Hammer Industries, are decades away from successfully recreating his achievements, and that the armor is in fact his own intellectual property.

Very convenient.