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Booker called for Republicans who don't agree with Trump's economic plans to resist them, citing positions by conservative groups such as the Cato Institute and the Manhattan Institute.
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The floor of the Senate was held for over a day by New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker in protest against President Donald Trump and his administration.
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While Booker has always maintained his status in Congress as an early adopter of social media for getting out the Democratic Party message, he is taking more initiative in shaping how members reach t...

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Booker's Senate record broke Thurmond's plea to 'go down fighting' against voting rights
Booker broke the Senate speech record held by Sen. Strom Thurmond who argued for a full day against the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which established voting rights protections for Black people.
See the moment Sen. Cory Booker broke Strom Thurmond's record
As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he was,
Cory Booker breaks record for longest known Senate speech, beating Strom Thurmond
WASHINGTON – Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday delivered the longest recorded floor speech in Senate history, breaking the record set by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957. Booker began speaking on the Senate floor at 7 p.m. Monday evening to protest President Donald Trump's policies.
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Sen. Cory Booker broke the record with his 25-hour-long speech protesting the Trump Administration’s policies.
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How Sen. Cory Booker prepared his body for record 25-hour-long speech
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. The 55-year-old New Jersey senator surpassed the late Republican Sen.
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Sen. Cory Booker on his marathon, 25-hour speech on the Senate floor
Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, told NPR's Juana Summers he stopped eating and drinking before his record-breaking speech.
Booker says it ‘irked’ him that Thurmond held previous record to ‘stop people like me from being in the Senate’
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said on Tuesday he was determined to surpass Sen. Strom Thurmond’s (R-S.C.) prior record for longest Senate floor speech in history, saying it “irked” him that the late
Cory Booker Gets Emotional After Breaking Record for Longest Senate Speech at 25 Hours and 5 Minutes
N.J. Sen. Cory Booker has broken the fillibuster record for the longest senate speech at 25 hours and five minutes.
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Breaking Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest Senate speech in history was just one of the things Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey accomplished on Tuesday.
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Here's How Cory Booker Spoke For 25 Hours Without Sitting, Eating, OR Going To The Bathroom
Senator Booker surpassed the previous record of 24 hours and 18 minutes held by Senator Strom Thurmond in 1957. Senator Strom Thurmond was for speaking out AGAINST the Civil Rights Act of 1957, while Senator Booker was speaking out against Donald Trump's policies.
So long, Strom: Cory Booker breaks Thurmond's Senate record with 25-hour speech
Cory Booker wrote himself into the Senate annals Tuesday, setting a new record for the chamber’s longest speech when he held the floor for more than 24 hours and surpassed the late Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster against civil rights.
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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.
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 democracy and the harm of Trump-era policies.
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker sets record with marathon speech, topping Strom Thurmond
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker took to the Senate floor Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.”
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