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BumRushDaShow

(154,008 posts) Tue Apr 1, 2025, 07:27 PM Apr 1

Cory Booker breaks record for longest known Senate speech, beating Strom Thurmond [View all]

Source: USA Today

Published 7:18 p.m. ET April 1, 2025

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 the Senate floor at 7 p.m. Monday evening to protest President Donald Trump's policies.

At 7:19 p.m. on Tuesday, Booker broke Thurmond's record of 24 hours and 18 minutes, which he made while speaking against the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first major civil rights bill since Reconstruction.

Senators frequently delivered long speeches in the 19th century, the Senate Historical Office noted in a list of the longest Senate speeches dating back to 1900, but it's not possible to determine exactly how long the lasted from the existing record.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/01/booker-speech-trump-marathon/82764713007/

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Cory Booker breaks record for longest known Senate speech, beating Strom Thurmond [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 1 OP

This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Apr 1 #1

Breaking news all over BumRushDaShow Apr 1 #3

The Irony: An African-American beats a Dixiecrat. no_hypocrisy Apr 1 #2

He's proud of that too. barbtries Apr 1 #5

he's still talking. barbtries Apr 1 #4

I wish the Democratic Party hadn't incorrectly called it a filibuster. Wiz Imp Apr 1 #6

I'm not seeing where the party is calling it that BumRushDaShow Apr 1 #7

See the Tweet//Bluesky message included in the first response to the original post here. Wiz Imp Apr 1 #9

I don't have an Xitter account (or any of the social media accounts) BumRushDaShow Apr 1 #10

Yep, that one is good. They should stick with some variation of that message. Wiz Imp Apr 1 #11

It seems to only be called that in the image graphic that went with that Xitter post BumRushDaShow Apr 1 #12

good Wiz Imp Apr 1 #13

I dont get why it matters SSJVegeta Apr 2 #29

I listened to several hours of it and he was freaking amazing. So great. LymphocyteLover Apr 1 #8

I am so proud of him! hamsterjill Apr 1 #14

Huge props to Cory Booker. love_katz Apr 2 #15

Bravo, Senator Booker! Daleuhlmann Apr 2 #16

Are bathroom breaks allowed? Oopsie Daisy Apr 2 #17

No. Aristus Apr 2 #20

Wow! Oopsie Daisy Apr 2 #23

He could engage in a colloquy with his fellow Senators BumRushDaShow Apr 2 #24

Yes, thank you. I forgot that one. Aristus Apr 2 #25

Senators do these all the time BumRushDaShow Apr 2 #27

He definitely kept his composure up. Otterdaemmerung Apr 2 #18

You know, when he defeated my former Congressperson Rush Holt for the Democrstic nomination... NNadir Apr 2 #19

When he was Newark mayor BumRushDaShow Apr 2 #22

Always a pleasure to see a piece of racist shit like Strom Thurmond, losing. Paladin Apr 2 #21

FILLIBUSTER SSJVegeta Apr 2 #26

A great accomplishment The Grand Illuminist Apr 2 #28