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Democratic Sen. Cory Booker stood and spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes, according to his office, breaking the record for the longest speech on the Senate floor in modern history.
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Over the course of 25 hours, Booker railed against the Trump administration’s handling of immigration and education and the looming threats to Social Security and Medicare, urging his fellow Democrats...
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How Sen. Cory Booker prepared his body for record 25-hour-long speech
To physically prepare for the feat, Booker used “a lot of tactics,” he said, including fasting and curbing water intake in the days before to make sure he could stand for so long and wouldn’t have to take a bathroom break.
Sen. Booker fasted, stopped hydrating before 25-hour floor speech
New Jersey senator Cory Booker broke a nearly 70-year-old record Tuesday after making a marathon speech on the Senate floor criticizing Trump administration policies that he spent days preparing
Sen. Cory Booker says he didn't eat for days, stopped hydrating before history-making speech
Sen. Cory Booker says he did not eat for days and purposely dehydrated himself in preparation for his record-breaking marathon speech that ended Tuesday night on the Senate floor. The senior Democrat from New Jersey mounted a lengthy protest against the policies of the Trump administration,
What Cory Booker Learned After Speaking for 25 Hours
An adrift Democratic Party received a much-needed jolt of energy this week when Democratic senator Cory Booker took to the Senate floor to speak in protest of the Trump administration’s policies, vowing to hold it for as long as he was physically able.
Here’s who delivered the longest speeches in Senate history — and how they managed
Sen. Cory Booker broke the record with his 25-hour-long speech protesting the Trump Administration’s policies.
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 Donald Trump’s policies.
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