If you’re wondering why the final vote on the formerly named One Big Beautiful Bill hasn’t occurred yet, you have one man to thank: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who stalled the proceedings with a speech that lasted an agonizing eight hours and eight hours and 44 minutes. The endless monologue was so boring that it put some of his own party members to sleep.
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In doing so he broke a dubious record: longest House floor speech, an “honor” previously held by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) who spoke for eight hours and 32 minutes in 2021.
🚨 JUST IN: Hakeem Jeffries ends his floor speech just *MINUTES* after breaking the record
Which just PROVES this was a grandstanding measure.
All about him. He wanted HIS name next to this record.
It had NOTHING to do with the bill.
Pathetic. You’re a FRAUD, @RepJeffries pic.twitter.com/LTy2VDSHHb
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 3, 2025
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