Senator Cory Booker’s Record-Setting Speech at the U.S. Senate

Senator Cory Booker stands behind the podium at the US Senate, dressed in a dark suit, expressing himself with his hands as he finished the last three minutes of his speech.

An almost 70-year-old record was broken yesterday in the U.S. Senate when New Jersey Senator Cory Booker spent more than a full day speaking about the threats to democracy and US citizens from the Trump administration.

For 25 hours and five minutes, Booker stood on the US Senate floor (no bathroom breaks) and spoke about democracy, rights, and the rule of law.

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