The hidden power of marathon Senate speeches: What history tells us about Cory Booker’s 25-hour oration

Photo: Senator Cory Booker. June 1, 2019. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0. Article by Charlie Hunt. The Conversation – April 4, 2025.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey made history on April 1, 2025, when he stood on the Senate floor and spoke for 25 hours and five minutes, delivering the longest floor speech in the history of the U.S. Senate. Booker’s speech detailed his concerns about President Donald Trump’s new executive orders, other policies and approach to government in his second term. “I rise tonight because silence at this moment of national crisis would be a betrayal of some of the greatest heroes of our nation. Because at stake in this moment is nothing less than everything that we brag about, that we talk about, that makes us special,” Booker said. […]

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