Booker, D-N.J., surpassed the previous record of 24 hours, 18 minutes set in 1957 by Sen. Strom Thurmond, D-S.C., with a speech that clocked in at 25 hours, 4 minutes. When he broke the record at ...

Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has claimed a peculiar distinction: surpassing South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond’s notorious 24-hour civil rights filibuster to deliver the longest speech in Senate history.

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) recently broke the record in how long anyone had spoken in the Senate chamber, ever—for 25 hours—besting ...

Booker’s speech surpassed the previous record for longest Senate floor speech, held by Strom Thurmond since 1957. The speech, which criticized actions of the Trump Administration policies ...

Loud applause filled the chamber as Booker surpassed the record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer marked the moment by interrupting Booker with a question ...

Loud applause filled the chamber as Booker surpassed the record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer marked the moment by interrupting Booker with a question: "Do ...