Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) congratulated Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), on setting the new record for longest Senate floor speech on Tuesday.
“Whether you agree with him or not, the past 24+ hours was what most people think a filibuster actually looks like,” Murkowski wrote on X. “Congratulations to @SenBooker for his historic feat (while staying on his feet!)”
Booker took to the Senate floor Monday evening shortly after 7 p.m., to rail against Donald Trump’s policies and the administration’s efforts to destroy government agencies created by Congress, cut taxes for the rich and get rid of programs like Medicaid.
Booker finally yielded the floor at 8:05 p.m. on Tuesday.
He spoke for 25 hours and 5 mins, setting a new record for the longest floor speech in Senate history. The previous record of 24 hours and 18 minutes was set by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond who was protesting the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
“I’m not here because of his speech,” Booker said of Thurmond Tuesday evening. “I’m here in spite of his speech. I’m here because as powerful as he was, the people were more powerful.”
