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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke for 8 hours and 44 minutes on Thursday, delaying final passage of Republicans' budget bill.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries made a last stand against Trump's agenda bill, slamming the measure in a record-breaking speech.

The House Democratic leader spoke out against President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, calling it an "all-out assault" on ordinary Americans.

The Democratic minority leader used his unlimited talking time to set back Republicans' vote timeline but didn't ultimately stop its final passage.

Jeffries held the House floor for more than eight hours Thursday, taking his “sweet time” with a marathon floor speech that delayed passage of Republicans’ massive tax and spending cuts legislation and gave his minority party a lengthy spotlight to excoriate what he called an “immoral” bill.

Hakeem Jeffries spoke for nearly nine hours against President Trump's spending bill on Thursday, leaving fellow Democrats scrambling to adjust holiday travel plans.

The House minority leader has been speaking for hours to delay the passage of the president's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.