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.
With a nod to America’s civil rights legacy, Senator Cory Booker makes a mark of his own
Throughout his speech Booker read letters from Americans about the impact that Trump’s agenda is having on their lives, ...
Cory Booker Makes History With 25-Hour Speech, Breaks Senate Record Held By Segregationist Who Opposed Civil Rights
Nearly 70 years after Strom Thurmond filibustered against Black civil rights, Booker’s marathon speech called out threats to ...
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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. Strom Thurmond's filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 WASHINGTON ...
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Cory Booker Shatters Senate Record for Longest Floor Speech, Surpasses Infamous Filibuster Against Civil Rights Act
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) set the record for the longest floor speech in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. In doing so, he eclipsed a ...
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Cory Booker Condemns Trump’s Policies in Longest Senate Speech on Record
He eclipsed Strom Thurmond’s filibuster of a civil rights bill in 1957. transcript Senator Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, spoke for more than 25 hours, criticizing the Trump administration ...
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With a nod to America’s civil rights legacy, Sen. Cory Booker makes a mark of his own
Cory Booker ended his record-setting speech the same way he began it, more than 25 hours earlier: by invoking the words of his mentor, the late congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis.
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Cory Booker breaks modern record for longest speech from Senate floor
Cory Booker (D-New Jersey ... the late Democratic congressman and civil rights leader. Booker received loud applause when he yielded the floor after being at the lectern for 25 hours and 5 ...