Cory Booker's speech passed the record set by South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Back when he was running for president in 2019, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker became a bit of a meme when people realized that he had tweeted, at least 14 times, more or less the same joke about how much he loved coffee.
Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.”
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.
Sen. Cory Booker makes history with 25-hour filibuster, highlighting the importance of defending democracy and opposing policies that harm Americans.
N.J., for delivering the "longest filibuster" in US history, despite Booker once arguing the filibuster is an "abuse of power."
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New York Magazine on MSNIs Cory Booker’s Record ‘Filibuster’ Doing Anything to Stop Trump?Senate Democrats have lost any real leverage over Trump’s agenda. So deploring it in words may be the only path ahead for now.
Sen. Cory Booker's Senate floor speech against the Trump administration and its policies now ranks among the longest, with the Democrat from New Jersey's speech crossing the 22-hour mark Tuesday evening.