Jeffries breaks record of longest House floor speech

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke for eight hours and 44 minutes to delay Trump’s megabill vote. Jeffries echoed famous remarks from two civil rights icons: the late Rep. John Lewis and Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King said that if you can’t fly, run,” Jeffries said. “If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl. But at all times, press on ... No matter what the outcome is on this singular day, we’re going to press on. ... We’re going to press on until victory is won.”Dr. King said