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Sen. Cory Booker historic speech

Sen. Cory Booker historic speech: Darcy cartoon

Fitting that Senator Cory Booker broke segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond's reocord for the longest Senate floor speech on the anniversary of Jesse Owens' passing on March 31, 1980.

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Cory Booker's marathon Senate speech broke record, but it wasn't a filibuster

Booker broke the record for the longest speech on the Senate floor, but it was not filibuster. A filibuster is a speech designed to delay or prevent a vote on a bill. Booker was not trying to prevent specific legislation from passing but was speaking to show Democrats' resistance to President Donald Trump.

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With record speech, Cory Booker gave voice to the American ideals under fire

Booker spoke for more than 25 hours against authoritarianism and in support of Americans feeling the stress of the Trump administration’s economic policies.

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Booker says it ‘irked’ him that Thurmond held previous record to ‘stop people like me from being in the Senate’

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said on Tuesday he was determined to surpass Sen. Strom Thurmond’s (R-S.C.) prior record for ...

See the moment Sen. Cory Booker broke Strom Thurmond's record

As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he ...

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Booker’s history-making speech bumps Thurmond’s racist one. That’s a win for all | Opinion

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey held the Senate floor for 25 hours and five minutes on Tuesday, taking aim at President ...

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Ted Cruz threatens fire alarm to cut short Cory Booker's Senate showdown

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz threatened to pull the fire alarm on the Senate floor Tuesday to cut U.S. Senator Cory Booker's speech ...

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