Booker says he hoped floor speech would be something that 'would unify our caucus'
Sen. Corey Booker (DN.J.) said Wednesday that he wanted to unify the Democrats this week in his marathon floor speech after the Caucus was violently split over debates over last month's ongoing resolution. In an interview with MSNBC's “The Beat With Ari Melber,” Booker described a nervous moment behind a closed room last month. “You […]
Booker Previously Labeled Filibusters An ‘Abuse Of Power’ Years Prior To Setting Senate Speech Record
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Booker says it ‘irked’ him that Thurmond held previous record to ‘stop people like me from being in the Senate’
Sen. Corey Booker (DN.J.) said Tuesday that he had decided to surpass the Senator (Rs.C.) above mentioned Senator (Rs.C.), the longest Senate floor speech in history, and told him that the late senator made history by trying to block the civil rights laws of the 1950s. “Frankly, Strom Thurmond's record is always that he's the […]
Booker says Democrats 'have to take some responsibility' for state of the country
Sen. Corey Booker (DN.J.) said in his first interview Tuesday after setting a new record for the longest Senate floor speech in history that Democrats must “have some responsibility” for their current situation. In an interview on MSNBC's “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Booker said he was inspired by Democrats giving a 25-hour, five-minute talk in […]
Cory Booker breaks record for longest speech by US senator in Trump condemnation | US politics
New Jersey's democratic US Senator Corey Booker broke the record by the only senator to break the record first established by Strom Thurmond, who filibustered 24-hour and 18-minute opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Booker's speech, which began Monday night at 7pm, was not a filibuster, but an effort to warn what Donald […]
Cory Booker Staffer Arrested For Gun Possession On Capitol Grounds As Senator Speaks For Over 21 Hours
US Senator Corey Booker (D-NJ) will speak at a rally supporting USAID on the grounds of the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. on February 5, 2025. USAID employees and supporters could fire thousands of employees in protest of the Trump administration's sudden closure of USAID, protesting aid work, conflict prevention and foreign policy efforts around […]
Dem Sen. Cory Booker Speaking on Senate Floor For More Than 13 Hours
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has spoken for more than 13 hours on the Senator's floor and says he will tell him to speak as long as he can “physically” do so to protest what President Donald Trump is doing. pre-recorded video In X, Booker spoke on the Senate floor and explained that he was talking […]
Cory Booker Staffer Reportedly Arrested On Gun Charges Shortly Before His Boss Gave Marathon Speech
Staff members of Democrat New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker were reportedly arrested Monday on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, Notus said. Kevin A. Butts, listed as Booker's special assistant, was reportedly arrested by Capitol police on Monday for not going through security to carry a firearm without a proper license. According to To notus. […]
Cory Booker staffer arrested for carrying gun on Capitol grounds as senator holds floor for more than 17 hours
Capitol police arrested Senator Cory Booker staff carrying the gun Monday evening hours after New Jersey Democrats began their marathon “filibuster” speech in the Upper Chamber. “Last afternoon, Congress members led staff members who were identified around security screenings in the Hart Senate office building. Later that night, outside the Senate gallery, an identified staff […]
Man listed as Sen. Booker staffer arrested at Capitol on Monday
Congressional officials were arrested on suspicion of carrying a pistol without a license after being escorted to the US Capitol by lawmakers, police said Tuesday. “Last afternoon, members of Congress led staff identified in Senator Hart's security screening,” U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement. “Late that night, an identified staff member outside the Senate […]
