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TIME |
His speech—equal parts policy critique and moral call to action—was punctuated by impassioned readings from the Constitution, testimonies from constituents, and references to civil rights icons.
New York Magazine |
Over the course of 25 hours, Booker railed against the Trump administration’s handling of immigration and education and the looming threats to Social Security and Medicare, urging his fellow Democrats...
Yahoo! Sports |
Buffalo Bills got a shoutout on capitol hill during a historic moment.

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N.J., for delivering the "longest filibuster" in U.S. history, despite Booker once arguing the filibuster is an "abuse of power."
AP explains why Cory Booker broke a Senate record that stood 68 years
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