U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is continuing a marathon speech on the Senate floor, which passed the 25-hour mark and broke a record on Tuesday evening, all without a bathroom trip, a bite of food or even a sit-down break for the lawmaker.
First off, it was not a filibuster. But Booker's historic 25-hour speech broke the Senate record, and was a startling challenge to Trump’s agenda
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The person who held the record before Senator Booker was segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes to oppose the Civil Rights Act in 1957. Senator Booker spoke for 25 hours and 4 minutes, approximately 46 minutes longer.
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey rose to speak on the floor of the Senate Monday evening at 7 p.m. ET, and after more than 24 hours of railing against the policies of President Trump, he was still going.
Here's a timeline of the topics New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker spoke about during his record-setting speech on the Senate floor.
Cory Booker's speech passed the record set by South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond, who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
U.S. Senator Cory Booker's filibuster is already in the record books. As of 7 p.m. on April 1, 2025, on the East Coast, the senator had spoken for more than 24 hours straight. A live stream video on YouTube shows that Booker was still speaking as of that point.