he brought along the jacket of his friend, ray fifer, a new york city firefighter that spent his finals fighting to security medical care for recovery workers and responders before he died before 9-11 linked cancer. jon stewart called off lawmakers in an emotional speech. >> what an incredible metaphor this room is for getting healthcare and benefits for 9-11 first responders has come to. behind me, a filled room of 9-11 first responders. in front of me, a nearly empty congress. sick and dying, they brought themselves down here to speak. and no one. shameful. it's an embarrassment to the country and a stain on this institution. you should be ashamed of yourselves for those that aren't here but you won't be. because accountability doesn't appear to be something that occurs in this chamber. >> shepard: he will be here with us live in just a moment. first, rick leventhal with more. incredible. >> it was. detective alvarez, 69 rounds of chemo. he was one of thousands that rushed downtown to help out and now recovering significant and deadly illnesses. one of the others that testified is a

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no more people like ray fifer, my dear friend who passed away having to come to washington five or six times to washington begging and pleading, not for himself, he knew that the cancer was fatal for him, but for his colleagues and allies. let's do the right thing here. let's do the right thing, leader mcconnell. on another matter, amid escalating tensions with iran, the president today announced a new round of sanctions. it remains unclear what, if any, strategy this latest round of sanctions fits into and whether this latest round of sanctions will compel iran's leaders to alter their current course. i worry that the president continues down a path of escalation. besides a small group of hawkish advisors and republican cheerleaders in congress, no one wants a war with iran. the american people are weary of endless wars in the middle east, the trillions of dollars wasted, the thousands of american lives lost. americans want the money spent here at home on things like our crumbling infrastructure. americans don't want to see their sons and daughters dying of -- die in a war. that seems