Booker, Senate and Trump
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His speech—equal parts policy critique and moral call to action—was punctuated by impassioned readings from the Constitution, testimonies from constituents, and references to civil rights icons.
Charlotte Observer |
The floor of the Senate was held for over a day by New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker in protest against President Donald Trump and his administration.
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After breaking the Senate record for longest floor speech, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., gave an innocuous answer about whether he sees himself as the Democratic Party’s next leader.
We got access to the New Jersey Senator's health info from his record-breaking address. Here's what it showed.
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a speech that lasted more than 25 hours and broke the record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, 68 years ago.
The person who held the record before Senator Booker was segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes to oppose the Civil Rights Act in 1957. Senator Booker spoke for 25 hours and 4 minutes, approximately 46 minutes longer.
Cory Booker broke the record for a standing filibuster by speaking for 25 hours, surpassing the 1957 record of Sen. Strom Thurmond, who attempted to filibuster the Civil Rights Act. Rating: Mostly True (About this rating?
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Sen. Cory Booker shattered a nearly 70-year record Tuesday with the longest Senate speech in history, and went viral while doing it.
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is continuing a marathon speech on the Senate floor, which passed the 25-hour mark and broke a record on Tuesday evening, all without a bathroom trip, a bite of food or even a sit-down break for the lawmaker.
Sen. Cory Booker has been speaking for 17 hours straight as of noon Tuesday. Is it the longest speech in Senate history? What to know.
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has kicked off what's set to be a marathon speech on the Senate floor Monday evening. He began at 7 p.m. ET.