Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech after more than 24 hours

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Senator Cory Booker's display of endurance -- to hold the floor he had to remain standing and could not even go to the bathroom -- recalled the famous scene in Frank Capra's 1939 film classic "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
The Manila Times
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Cory Booker broke the record set in 1957 by right-wing Republican Strom Thurmond in a speech opposing the Civil Rights Act.
Hindustan Times
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Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Tuesday set a new record for the longest floor speech in Senate history, having held the floor for 25 hours and 5 minutes to decry potential GOP spending cuts in their looming tax bill and policies put in place by the Trump administration.
The Hill
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"This is a moral moment. It's not left or right. It's right or wrong," he said as he wrapped up before finally pronouncing "Madam President, I yield the floor."
International Business Times

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