(Reuters) -U.S. Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Thursday broke the record for longest uninterrupted speech in the chamber while debating in opposition to Republican tax-cut bill.Jeffries spoke for over eight hours and 45 minutes and ended his remarks at 1:37 p.m. (Reporting by Richard Cowan, Writing by Brendan O’Brien; Editing by Caitlin Webber)
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(Reuters) -U.S. Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Thursday broke the record for longest uninterrupted speech in the chamber while debating in opposition to Republican tax-cut bill.Jeffries spoke for over eight hours and 45 minutes and ended his remarks at 1:37 p.m.
(Reporting by Richard Cowan, Writing by Brendan O’Brien; Editing by Caitlin Webber)