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U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) delivers a marathon speech in opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump's massive tax-cut and spending bill, ahead of a vote on final passage of the legislation in the House of Representatives inside the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol, in this still image from video in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 3, 2025. U.S. House TV/Handout via Reuters
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) delivers a marathon speech in opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump's massive tax-cut and spending bill, ahead of a vote on final passage of the legislation in the House of Representatives inside the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol, in this still image from video in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 3, 2025. U.S. House TV/Handout via Reuters
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Jeffries sets record for floor speech before vote on Trump tax bill

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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.

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(Reporting by Richard Cowan, Writing by Brendan O’Brien; Editing by Caitlin Webber)

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