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Sen. Cory Booker historic speech

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 was,

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So long, Strom: Cory Booker breaks Thurmond's Senate record with 25-hour speech

Cory Booker wrote himself into the Senate annals Tuesday, setting a new record for the chamber’s longest speech when he held the floor for more than 24 hours and surpassed the late Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster against civil rights.

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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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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 ...

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Cory Booker reveals the 'biggest mistake' Democrats made in 2024

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker revealed the Democrats "biggest mistake" on ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos.

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With a nod to America's civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes a mark of his own

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest floor speech in recorded Senate history when he bested Sen.

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