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Cory Booker's speech passed the record set by South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of ...
And they should not be treated as such." For as long as Booker holds the floor, speaking while standing, not eating, sitting or leaving his desk space, the filibuster continues. Cory Anthony Booker ...
But another, New Jersey’s Cory Booker, chose to stay in the Senate ... s landmark feat of endurance was surpassed by a Black senator!). Booker did not, technically, undertake a filibuster since he is ...
Cory Booker's record-breaking Senate filibuster did not involve a single trip to the bathroom, but what are the rules about bathroom use?
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) attempted another “I am Spartacus” moment for himself on the floor of the upper chamber — holding the Senate hostage for more than 25 hours as part of a marathon “filibuster” ...
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker spoke out against Trump's policies for over 25 hours. Did he drink, eat, nap or use the bathroom? Here's your answers.
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record this week for the longest speech ever made on the Senate floor, but it wasn't a filibuster. Here's why.
Sen. Cory Booker has been speaking for 17 hours straight as of noon Tuesday. Is it the longest speech in Senate history? What to know.
Cory Booker broke the record for a standing filibuster by speaking for 25 hours, surpassing the 1957 record of Sen. Strom Thurmond, who attempted to filibuster the Civil Rights Act. Rating: Mostly ...
Senator Cory Booker's marathon Senate floor speech has just broken Ted Cruz 's filibuster speech record. Booker, who has held the floor since about 7 p.m. ET on Monday, has just surpassed the Texas ...
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Cory Booker joins history's longest Senate speeches with 14-hour protest. See how his compares to the all-time record filibusters in the U.S. Senate.