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Hakeem Jeffries sets record for longest House speech

ABC News on MSN · 17h

Democrat Hakeem Jeffries blasts Trump megabill in record-breaking 8-plus-hour speech

The "magic minute" speech is a procedure that grants members of House leadership unlimited time to speak after debate on a bill has concluded. For context, then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, spoke for more than eight hours in 2021 when the House passed President Joe Biden's Build Back Better Act.

The New York Times · 16h

Jeffries Breaks Record in Hourslong Speech Opposing Trump’s Policy Bill

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the New York Democrat and minority leader, delayed a final House vote with an impassioned speech that lasted nearly nine hours.

CBS News · 15h

Hakeem Jeffries sets record for longest House speech before vote on Trump's "big, beautiful bill"

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke for 8 hours and 44 minutes on Thursday, delaying final passage of Republicans' budget bill.

21hon MSN

Jeffries sparks social media firestorm with 'low energy' pic holding baseball bat opposing Trump bill

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries posted a photo of himself holding a baseball bat in opposition of President Trump's ...

20h

Live updates: Jeffries delays an inevitable vote on Trump’s big bill with hours-long protest speech

House Republicans have muscled President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package forward to a final vote. If passed, the ...

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Hakeem Jeffries jabs Elise Stefanik over revoked UN nomination: ‘That’s a lesson’

The remark by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies to fellow New York Rep. Elise Stefanik sparked laughter and several ...

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