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Democratic Sen. Cory Booker stood and spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes, according to his office, breaking the record for the longest speech on the Senate floor in modern history.
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His speech—equal parts policy critique and moral call to action—was punctuated by impassioned readings from the Constitution, testimonies from constituents, and references to civil rights icons.
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How Sen. Cory Booker prepared his body for record 25-hour-long speech
To physically prepare for the feat, Booker used “a lot of tactics,” he said, including fasting and curbing water intake in the days before to make sure he could stand for so long and wouldn’t have to take a bathroom break.
Sen. Booker fasted, stopped hydrating before 25-hour floor speech
New Jersey senator Cory Booker broke a nearly 70-year-old record Tuesday after making a marathon speech on the Senate floor criticizing Trump administration policies that he spent days preparing
Sen. Cory Booker says he didn't eat for days, stopped hydrating before history-making speech
Sen. Cory Booker says he did not eat for days and purposely dehydrated himself in preparation for his record-breaking marathon speech that ended Tuesday night on the Senate floor. The senior Democrat from New Jersey mounted a lengthy protest against the policies of the Trump administration,
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Lawrence: After Cory Booker's 25-hour Senate speech, the odds don't seem so impossible anymore
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking filibuster put him in the history books and gave other Democrats a voice against Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s assault on fundamental rights of all Americans.
‘Finally Some Fire’: Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Speech Strikes a Chord at Home
Many Democrats, including in Mr. Booker’s home state of New Jersey, reveled in his stamina and moxie as he assailed President Trump in the longest Senate speech on record.
Cory Booker Breaks Senate Speech Record in 25-Hour Rebuke of Trump Administration
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
Here’s who delivered the longest speeches in Senate history — and how they managed
Sen. Cory Booker broke the record with his 25-hour-long speech protesting the Trump Administration’s policies.
Buffalo Bills somehow appear in Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking Senate speech
During that, the Buffalo Bills were mentioned. Seriously. In a moment when he was joined by New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, sports were mentioned. The NFL specifically... and the iro
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To Prepare for Speech, Booker Stopped Eating and Drinking
A lot of work went into Sen. Cory Booker's 25-hour speech that ended Tuesday night on the Senate floor: He brought with him 1,164 pages of prepared material to draw from. The physical preparation was simple: "I think I stopped eating on Friday,
'Drink very little water': How senators speak for hours without stopping
A Booker spokesperson declined to comment on how the senator had prepared for his speech, including whether he's been wearing a catheter or diaper.
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