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Jeffries Breaks Record for Longest House Floor Speech to Stall Trump Bill Vote

He spoke uninterrupted under the House’s magic minute privilege to underscore proposed cuts to social safety-net programs as Republicans prepare to finalize the multitrillion-dollar package.

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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 legislsation 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

Overview

  • Jeffries set a new House record at eight hours and 46 minutes, surpassing Kevin McCarthy’s 2021 marathon speech.
  • He used his magic minute privilege as minority leader to extend his allotted time and delay the vote on Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax-and-spending bill.
  • During the address, Jeffries labeled the legislation an “immoral document” and highlighted its planned cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.
  • The Congressional Budget Office projects the package would increase the national debt by over $3 trillion.
  • Despite the delay, Republicans hold a 220–212 majority and are poised to complete the final vote shortly.