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Hakeem Jeffries sets record for longest House speech

Newsweek on MSN · 16h

How Long Was Hakeem Jeffries' 'Magic Minute' Speech? Democrat Breaks Record

The House minority leader has been speaking for hours to delay the passage of the president's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

ABC News on MSN · 16h

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.

CBS News · 14h

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.

20hon 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 ...

7h

House passes GOP megabill and sends it to Trump; Hakeem Jeffries delays vote with record-breaking floor speech

Live updates and the latest news as the House approaches a final passage vote on the Trump-backed "big, beautiful bill" after ...

19h

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 ...

10h

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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