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Cory Booker Shatters Record For Longest Senate Speech In Marathon Session To Protest Donald Trump
Billboard Women in Music 2025 Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) shattered a nearly 68-year record this evening, as he spoke on the Senate floor for 24 hours and 19 minutes to protest President Donald Trump‘s tenure. Booker started at 7 p.m. ET on Monday and has held the floor since then. His marathon has been broken […]
Screenshot Sen. Cory Booker(D-NJ) shattered a nearly 68-year record this evening, as he spoke on the Senate floor for 24 hours and 19 minutes to protest President Donald Trump ‘s tenure. The symbolism of a Black senator surpassing Thurmond, a supporter of racial segregation, was noted by Booker and a number of his colleagues. As he neared the record, Booker recalled late Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon who talked of stirring up “good trouble” to make an impact.
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