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USA TODAY |
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has kicked off what's set to be a marathon speech on the Senate floor Monday evening. He began at 7 p.m. ET.
Los Angeles Times |
Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday evening in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ objections to President Trump’s sweeping actions.
U.S. News & World Report |
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Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech
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Cory Booker sets a record with marathon US Senate speech
Democratic senator Cory Booker broke the record for the longest speech on the US Senate floor with a marathon critique of president Donald Trump. The New Jersey official took to the floor on Monday evening,
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