Senator Cory Booker's 25-Hour Speech Was HISTORIC
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Booker received a thunderous standing ovation that made the typical staid chamber feel more like a campaign rally.
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker stood on the Senate floor and spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes this week, breaking the modern record for the longest Senate speech ever.
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The series of victories gave Democratic leaders moments of relief and vindication of their strategy to focus on Trump's alliances with Musk and other billionaires.
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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.
Senator Cory Booker joins MSNBC's Ari Melber following his historic Senate speech. April 2, 2025. Read More. Now Playing
First off, it was not a filibuster. But Booker's historic 25-hour speech broke the Senate record, and was a startling challenge to Trump’s agenda
Senator Cory Booker talks with Rachel Maddow about holding the Senate floor for a record-breaking 25 hours and 4 minutes to raise attention to the perils of Donald Trump's agenda and inspire American activism against that agenda as many of his constituents have taken to regular public protests on their own.
Here's a timeline of the topics New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker spoke about during his record-setting speech on the Senate floor.
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker completed the longest speech on the Senate floor after spending more than 25 hours slamming President Trump's policies. CBS News' Nikole Killion has more.
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.
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted 25 hours and 5 minutes, setting the record for the longest continuous Senate floor speech in the chamber’s history on Tuesday night.
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