Summary
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) broke the record for longest Senate floor speech at 25 hours and 5 minutes, surpassing the 24-hour, 18-minute filibuster by former Sen. Strom Thurmond, who opposed the 1957 Civil Rights Act.
Booker said it “irked” him that Thurmond’s record symbolized efforts to block civil rights.
He used the speech to protest potential GOP spending cuts and Trump-era policies.
Supported by fellow Democrats, Booker remained standing and speaking for over a day, calling his action a symbolic reclaiming of the Senate’s legacy.
This was a direct message to Schumer and the Democratic leadership. What he accomplished was giving the Senate Democrats, AND the rest of America, a look at how Booker would lead if he were to take over as the leader of the Senate Democrats. He went through their entire agenda, point by point, and looked strong the entire time.
Schumer has to leave ASAP, let AOC take his place in the Senate, and have Booker take over the leadership.