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Strom Thurmond’s filibuster by a good measure. As Sen. Cory Booker concluded his marathon speech, many on social media, especially X, are showing high approval for the New Jersey politician’s ...
Strom Thurmond's filibuster of the 1957 Civil Rights Act. One post on X stated: Booker has now broken the record as the longest single-person filibuster speech in the United States Senate.
Strom Thurmond and Cory Booker couldn’t have ... design patent on the organization’s insignia: the Confederate flag. Congress had renewed the patent every fourteen years since 1898, but ...
If nothing else informs you of the rot at the core of former U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond’s moral character and the shamelessness of his hypocrisy, it’s how the white segregationist from South ...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday delivered the longest recorded floor speech in Senate history, breaking the record set by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957. Booker began speaking on ...
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Tuesday he was determined to surpass Sen. Strom Thurmond’s (S.C.) record for longest Senate floor speech in history, saying it “irked” him that the ...
As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he ...
Strom Thurmond in 1957. Booker began speaking on the Senate floor at 7 p.m. Monday evening to protest President Donald Trump's policies. It is now. Axios reports that the previous record for ...
The Strom Thurmond softball team is jelling. And it showed with the group’s strong 10-3 start to the season with a 3-1 record in region play after beating Pelion 8-3 on March 25. “That's a goo ...
Strom Thurmond's 24 hour and 18 minute address in 1957. While many senators have historically used long speeches to filibuster a bill or nomination, Booker's speech was not a filibuster since it ...