Overview

• House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries began an extended “magic minute” speech to protest the limited debate rules on President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
• Jeffries has spent hours reading constituent letters that warn of deep cuts to Medicaid, nutrition assistance, and programs for farmers, veterans, and small businesses.
• His marathon remarks have delayed the vote past the planned early-morning slot and carried proceedings into daylight.
• Democrats have leveraged rare filibuster-style tactics to amplify constituent voices and stall the legislation.
• President Trump used Truth Social overnight to pressure holdout Republicans to end the stall and support his bill before the July 4 deadline.