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Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech after 24 hours Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech after 24 hours
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Cory Booker's speech slamming Trump's agenda pushes past 24 hoursCory Booker's speech slamming Trump's agenda pushes past 24 hours
US Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest speech ever delivered in the Senate.US Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest speech ever delivered in the Senate.
The New Jersey politician took to the floor on Monday evening and his talk-athon continued for a total of 25 hours and four minutes. The New Jersey Democrat's marathon address, a symbolic protest against President Donald Trump, in which he warned of a "grave and urgent" moment in American history, ended after for 25 hours and four minutes.
Booker, a Democrat, intended the effort as a protest and spent his time criticising the Trump administration. He called it a "grave and urgent" moment in American history. Although it was not a filibuster - a speech designed to obstruct passage of a bill - it held up legislative business in the Republican-controlled Senate. The rules for such speeches require a speaker to remain standing and forgo bathroom breaks.
The previous record was held by Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act in 1957.The previous record was held by Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act in 1957.
"I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able," Booker said at the beginning of his marathon speech at around 19:00 local time on Tuesday evening. Booker said he would speak for as long as he was physically able as he began his address at around 19:00 local time on Monday evening. He concluded at 20:06 on Tuesday.
"I rise tonight because I believe sincerely that our nation is in crisis." The 55-year-old, who is the fourth-ranking Democrat in the chamber, filled some of the time reading letters from constituents, who said they had been harmed by President Trump's policies.
Although Booker's speech was not a filibuster - a speech designed to obstruct passage of a bill - it held up legislative business in the Senate on Tuesday. He concluded at 20:06. The former presidential candidate also ran out the clock by discussing sports, reciting poetry and taking questions from colleagues.
The 55-year-old, who is the fourth-ranking Democrat in the chamber, filled some of the time reading letters from constituents, who said they had been harmed by President Donald Trump's policies. Booker, who is African-American, spoke of his roots as the descendant of both slaves and slave-owners.
The African-American senator also spoke of his roots as the descendant of both slaves and slave-owners.
"I'm here because as powerful as he was, the people are more powerful," he said, referring to segregationist Thurmond's record-setting address 68 years ago."I'm here because as powerful as he was, the people are more powerful," he said, referring to segregationist Thurmond's record-setting address 68 years ago.
He ran out the clock by discussing sports, reciting poetry and taking questions from colleagues. As he reached the milestone, Booker said he was going to "deal with some of the biological urgencies I'm feeling".
"I, first amongst us all, really love to speak," the former presidential candidate joked less than an hour before breaking the record. He was able to give his jaw much-needed respite during the speech by taking questions from colleagues, including Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer of New York, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.
As he reached the milestone, Booker said: "I want to go a little bit past this and then I'm going to deal with some of the biological urgencies I'm feeling."
The rules for such speeches require him to stay standing and forgo bathroom breaks.
However, Booker was able to briefly defer to colleagues who shared his concerns, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.
The Democratic Party, currently out of power in the White House, Senate and House of Representatives, rallied behind Booker's symbolic act of protest.The Democratic Party, currently out of power in the White House, Senate and House of Representatives, rallied behind Booker's symbolic act of protest.
"I just want to thank you for holding vigil for this country all night," Senator Raphael Warnock told Booker on the floor. Booker's speech is also the longest in the Senate since a 21-hour filibuster in 2013 by Texas Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican, against Obamacare.
Booker's speech is the longest seen in the Senate since a 21-hour filibuster in 2013 by Texas Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican, against Obamacare. Cruz told CBS, the BBC's US partner, that a filibuster is a challenging physical feat.
Cruz told CBS, the BBC's American news partner, that a filibuster is a challenging physical feat. For his own protest, he wore comfortable shoes and tried to drink as little water as possible - an approach he described as "nothing in, nothing out". For his own protest, he wore comfortable shoes and tried to drink as little water as possible - an approach he described as "nothing in, nothing out".
After Booker officially surpassed Cruz's 2013 speech on Tuesday, Cruz reacted by posting a meme of Homer Simpson crying on X.