Sen. Cory Booker's Senate floor speech in April lasted more than 25 hours, making it longer than Jeff Merkley's 22-hour speech.
Sources
- Democratic Sen. Merkley of Oregon speaks for more than 22 hours to protest Trump amid shutdown (apnews.com)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cory-booker-senate-speech-trump-policies/ (cbsnews.com)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/jeff-merkley-marathon-floor-speech-protest-senate-trump-rcna239096 (nbcnews.com)
- https://abcnews.com/Politics/democratic-sen-merkley-marathon-floor-speech-protest-trumps/story?id=126763514 (abcnews.com)
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