Last night at approximately 8 pm Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) finished his record-breaking 25-hour speech on the floor of the US Senate. It was a courageous, long-overdue response to Donald Trump and the chaos he has been creating in Washington and the nation.
Speech highlights from AP:
Previously, Sen. Strom Thurmond’s filibuster of the 1957 Civil Rights Act, which ran 24 hours 18 minutes, was the longest on record. Sen. Booker’s speech ran 25 hours 1 minute. The moment the record was broken:
Concluding remarks:
Thank you, Senator, for your courage and determination. Thank you for literally standing up for U.S.
<3 hero!
Absolutely!! 💯👌
Of course I read about it … Wotta guy ! 🙂
I’m amazed he was still walking and talking after it was over. It’s reassuring to know there’s at least one person in Congress willing to stand up and talk back. I’d happily vote for him for president if he run.