
After 25 hours and 5 minutes speaking directly to the American people in protest of the Trump Administration agenda, U. S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey broke the record for longest individual floor speech ever delivered, surpassing the previous record set by Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act of 1957. This is the complete text of that inspiring speech.