The Democratic leader blew past the record for the longest 'magic minute' speech in history.
Jeffries, the Democratic leader, took to the House floor early Thursday morning to rail against the legislation he and other Democrats have warned will pull the social safety net from under millions of Americans and their children — and his speech lasted almost nine hours.
Jeffries’ speech was reminiscent of a record-setting April speech by Democratic Sen. Cory Booker that accused Trump of “recklessly” challenging the nation’s democratic institutions. After 25 hours and five minutes, Booker broke the record for the longest individual floor speech in Senate history.Now, Republicans will move to final passage of the bill.includes tax breaks, spending cuts, a rollback of solar energy tax credits and new money for national defence and deportations.
Democrats are united in opposition to the bill but lack the votes to stop it, as Republicans control both the House and the Senate by slim margins. Republicans can afford no more than three defections in either chamber to get a final bill passed. Republican leaders said Trump made late-night phone calls to win over wavering Republicans, but they predicted that some would still vote against it.
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