Overview

• Jeffries spoke for 8 hours and 44 minutes under the House’s magic minute rule, surpassing Kevin McCarthy’s 2021 record for the longest floor speech.
• He targeted the $3.4 trillion tax-and-spending package, denouncing its proposed Medicaid and SNAP cuts as an "immoral document."
• During the address, the minority leader appealed for at least four Republicans to break ranks and join Democrats in opposing the measure.
• The marathon speech pushed the final vote into the afternoon, although Republican leaders remain set to proceed with passage imminently.
• The tactic highlighted how the minority party leverages procedural privileges to delay legislation and draw public attention to policy grievances.