Hakeem Jeffries Breaks House Record with 8.5-Hour Speech to Block Trump’s $4.5T Bill

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries made history by delivering the longest House floor speech ever — over 8.5 hours — to delay a vote on President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax-and-spending package.

Invoking the “magic minute” rule, Jeffries railed against the bill, which Democrats argue would gut Medicare, Medicaid, and food assistance programs.

Jeffries filled the time with emotional stories from Americans who would be impacted, calling the legislation a “crime scene”.