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3 weeks ago | dallasexaminer.com | Morgan Rimmer |Ted Barrett |Manu Raju |Clare Foran

(CNN) – Sen. Cory Booker is holding the Senate floor into the March 25 afternoon, as the New Jersey Democrat continues his marathon speech protesting actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration. The Democratic senator vowed the evening of March 24 that he would keep going as long as he was “physically able,” continuing his remarks through the night. As of March 25 at 3 p.m. ET, he had spoken for 20 hours, having begun March 24 at 7 p.m. ET.

3 weeks ago | local3news.com | Veronica Stracqualursi |Ted Barrett

(CNN) — As Democratic Sen. Cory Booker neared Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night, the typically sparsely filled viewing galleries above the Senate floor grew packed.

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | Veronica Stracqualursi |Ted Barrett

Sen. Cory Booker speaks to the press at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on April 1. Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images CNN  —  As Democratic Sen. Cory Booker neared Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night, the typically sparsely filled viewing galleries above the Senate floor grew packed.

3 weeks ago | theportlandmedium.com | Morgan Rimmer |Manu Raju |Clare Foran |Ted Barrett

By Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju, Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN(CNN) — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker mounted a historic protest on the Senate floor across two days, warning against the harms he said President Donald Trump’s administration is inflicting on the American public. The New Jersey Democrat spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes, according to his office, breaking the record for the longest floor speech in modern history of the chamber. Booker, 55, surpassed the late Sen.

3 weeks ago | cnnespanol.cnn.com | Morgan Rimmer |Manu Raju |Clare Foran |Ted Barrett

El senador Cory Booker dice que ayunó y redujo consumo de agua antes de su discurso de 25 horas 01:57 - Fuente: CNN El senador Cory Booker dice que ayunó y redujo consumo de agua antes de su discurso de 25 horas 01:57 CNN  —  El senador demócrata Cory Booker realizó una protesta histórica en el Senado durante dos días para advertir sobre los daños que, según él, el Gobierno del presidente Donald Trump está infligiendo al pueblo estadounidense.