Posted on 07/03/2025 10:55:24 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday set a new House floor speech record with a “magic minute” address that clocked in at 8 hours and 44 minutes.
The marathon speech was the only thing that stood between the debate and vote on the Trump administration’s policy megabill.
Jeffries began speaking at 4:53 a.m. EDT, and as the sun rose, rumblings began around the Capitol that he might speak until he had passed the record set in 2021 by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). The longer he talked, the longer the chamber waited to vote on the 900-page bill.
He said more than once he was taking his “sweet time.” Peppered through the speech, he noted that Democrats were a “hell no” against “this effort to hurt the American people.”
Jeffries covered a range of Democratic Party history and his family’s background, called out specific House colleagues for the work they do to help Americans and took jabs at Republicans.
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“It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
This muzzie showboat thinks he’s Mr. Smith.
More like Mr. Looser.
And ... are they voting ?
Does this mean he is finally finished speaking?
He just wanted to beat the record, he had nothing substantive to say other than the quiet part out loud “Deportations on steroids” that is what they fear, that illegals will be deported and they will lose congressional seats. Jeffries could have meowed for 8 hours at least that would have been sorta fun to watch
Democracy is too important to allow a vote.
A proven blowhard.
Just like the good old days when the Dixiecrat Dems filibustered the Civil Rights laws.
Yeah, he’s done.
Yep
But in this case, Dollar Store obama managed to sway a few votes to back the bill more strongly and remind the GOP of why
The democrats have hit rock bottom. In about 6 months our economy will explode with 8% growth. More folks will be employed than ever in history and tax revenue will flood the coffers. The USA is back!
I’m sure his own party wasn’t pleased with his a**inine marathon. It’ was just plain stupid. And while he says everyone....blah..blah...blah...he really means black folks. He’s a racist through and through.
It never occurs to these loons that we send them to WashedUpDC to do our nation’s business, not to give us the business
I am amazed they don’t stress the no tax on tips and especially no tax on social security part of this bill. That alone would guarantee them at 60 plus vote majority next election
Great insight.
The Bard might have had the low IQ evil Hakeem in mind for that.
Hey, you can’t say the Democrats have no talent ... they are capable of blathering for hours and end up not saying anything if importance .. just look at Booker and Feffries accomplishments.
Bonehead with nothing to say. Lots of “umms”
And “know what uhm sayin”
Oh, they crashed through that bottom and found a whole new bottom.
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