US Senate News:
Source: United States Senator for New Jersey Cory Booker
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that began at 7pm ET Monday evening and lasted until Tuesday night. After 25 hours and 5 minutes speaking directly to the American people, Senator Booker broke the record for longest individual floor speech ever delivered, surpassing the previous record set by Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Yesterday, Senator Booker took to the Senate floor with the intention of speaking as long as he was physically able to uplift the stories of Americans who are being harmed by the Trump Administration’s reckless actions, attempts to undermine our institutions, and disregard for the rule of law.
Here’s a look at Booker’s speech, by the numbers:
25 hours and 5 minutes: total length of Booker’s speech
1164 pages of prepared material
More than 200 stories from New Jerseyans and Americans across the country shared in the speech
350 million-plus likes on @SenatorBooker’s TikTok livestream of the speech
More than 28,000 voicemails of encouragement left on Senator Booker’s main office line
300 thousand-plus: largest number of people viewing Senator Booker’s Live Stream across just his platforms at once
To watch Senator Booker’s closing remarks, click here.