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Cory Booker sets record for longest Senate speech in anti-Trump remarks that exceeded 25 hours

Cory Booker has set a new record for the longest speech in the Senate, exceeding 25 hours.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer acknowledged Booker's achievement by stating, 'Booker just made history.'
Booker emphasized the urgency of the nation's crisis, stating, 'I rise tonight because I believe sincerely that our nation is in crisis.'
Senator Strom Thurmond previously held the record with a speech lasting 24 hours and 18 minutes in 1957.

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