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Hakeem Jeffries sets record for longest House speech

Hakeem Jeffries sets record for longest House speech before vote on Trump's "big, beautiful bill"

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke for 8 hours and 44 minutes on Thursday, delaying final passage of Republicans' budget bill.

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Hakeem Jeffries Breaks Record For Longest House Floor Speech Ever

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) spoke on the floor of the chamber for the longest time in U.S. history in protest of President Donald Trump ’s big bill, breaking a record previously held by then-Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

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Hakeem Jeffries Breaks Record For Longest House Speech in Marathon Protest of Trump’s Bill

At 4:53 a.m. on Thursday, Hakeem Jeffries took his place at the lectern on the House floor, bound by no time limit, and began reading letters from constituents in Republican districts who have expressed fear of President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending bill becoming law.

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Speaker Johnson to Hakeem Jeffries: "Ronald Reagan Said No Speech Should Be Longer Than 20 Minutes"

House Speaker Mike Johnson teased Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries about his marathon eight-plus hour speech on Thursday ...

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Live updates: Jeffries delays an inevitable vote on Trump’s big bill with hours-long protest speech

House Republicans have muscled President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package forward to a final vote. If passed, the ...

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Hakeem Jeffries jabs Elise Stefanik over revoked UN nomination: ‘That’s a lesson’

The remark by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies to fellow New York Rep. Elise Stefanik sparked laughter and several ...

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Sacramento US Rep. Ami Bera reacts to Hakeem Jeffries 'magic minute' effort to stop big, beautiful bill

Congressional lawmakers are continuing an overnight session on Capitol Hill that will result in a vote that could send ...

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