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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 sets record with 8.5-hour speech before vote on Trump tax bill

Hakeem Jeffries talked. And talked. And talked, as the top Democrat in the House of Representatives on Thursday blasted President Donald Trump's sweeping tax cut and spending bill in the longest speech in the chamber's history.

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'Immoral': Democrat Hakeem Jeffries blasts Trump megabill in record-breaking, 8-hour-plus speech

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries made a last stand against Trump's agenda bill, slamming the measure in a record-breaking speech.

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Congress breaks four records just six months after arriving in Washington

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) beat former Rep. Kevin McCarthy for the longest House floor speech, the latest ...

Democrats hope Republicans just sealed their midterm election fates by voting for Trump’s ‘beautiful’ bill

As the House moved to pass the GOP's marquee bill, Democrats began testing out the attacks they hope will win them back ...

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Hakeem Jeffries delays House vote with record-breaking speech - USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, now holds the title for the longest floor speech, surpassing the previous record of 8 hours and 33 minutes. And he kept going.

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