Hakeem Jeffries Delays Vote On ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ With Over 4-Hour Speech - Atlanta Tribune
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Photo: Getty Images North America House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is delivering a marathon speech on the House floor, delaying the chamber’s vote on President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. On Thursday (July 3), Jeffries began his speech opposing the GOP-backed policy bill at roughly 4:53 a.m. ET, using his power as party leader to speak for as […]

Photo: Getty Images North America House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is delivering a marathon speech on the House floor, delaying the chamber’s vote on President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. On Thursday (July 3), Jeffries began his speech opposing the GOP-backed policy bill at roughly 4:53 a.m. ET, using his power as party leader to speak for as […]

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  • @usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish
    12•3 months ago

    Confused as to how this is reported well after the fact and has the time of the speech rather incorrect. Jeffries went for >8 Hours

    WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., broke the record for the longest House floor speech ever Thursday, blasting Republicans and delaying passage of their sweeping tax and spending bill for over eight hours

    […]

    He ended his 8-hour, 44-minute speech shortly after 1:30 p.m., yielding back with rapturous applause from Democrats who chanted his name and embraced him.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-minority-leader-hakeem-jeffries-blasts-republicans-trump-agenda-rcna216731

    Note that this normally can’t be done in the house by most members. Only the party leaders can do this through the the so called magic minute where the speech time isn’t counted against the debate time by convention