Booker criticizes Trump, Democrats in record-breaking Senate speech

Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey broke the record for the longest Senate speech just over 25 hours

In a marathon of a speech criticizing President Trump, Booker started speaking Monday evening and wrapped up his remarks Tuesday night

The 55-year-old senator from New Jersey spoke about affordability, deportations, tariffs, health care, workforce reductions

and other policy changes under the Trump administration. This is a vision of doing great things again, of building housing, of redeeming the American dream

but to have a president that is stead set on for the next four years to do the kind of things that you made a litany of

And now, tomorrow is going to bring tariffs that are going to raise the price even more of housing is outrageous

Where is his promises to make this country more affordable and more accessible

Before Booker broke the Senate speech record, it was held by Democratic Senator Strom Thurman

who filibustered against the 1957 Civil Rights Act attempting to block its passage

which lasted for 24 hours and 18 minutes, according to the Senate's official website

Booker, who is a black man, mentioned Thurman on the floor just before breaking his record

There's a room here in the Senate named after Strom Thurman. To hate him was wrong

And maybe my ego got too caught up that if I stood here, maybe, maybe, just maybe I could break this record

The man who tried to stop the rights upon which I stand

I not here though because of his speech I here despite his speech I here because as powerful as he was the people were more powerful Booker speech was an opportunity

for the Democratic Party to shine light on its values. After losing the White House, the Senate

and the House in November's election, and the Democratic Party's approval rating

among all voters sitting at just 21% according to CNN, Democrats have been searching for a party leader

to rally behind. At one point while speaking, Booker said he had a confession to make

And so I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment

I confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that have given Lane to this demagogue

I confess we all must look in the mirror and say we will do better

He encouraged new leadership to emerge, leaders who want to bring people together and strive to do better

He said he was not talking about senators, but rather citizens. It appears Booker won the approval of his Democratic colleagues

as noted by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Would the senator yield for a question

Chuck Schumer is the only time in my life I can tell you no. I just want to tell you a question

Do you know you have just broken the record? Do you know how proud this caucus is of you

Do you know how proud America is of you? When it was all said and done

Booker received a standing ovation from his Democratic colleagues. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Lauren Taylor

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