Jeffries sets record with 8.5-hour speech before tax bill vote

Hakeem Jeffries, the top Democrat in the House of Representatives, blasted President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill in the longest speech in the chamber's history — 8 hours and 46 minutes. It marked the Democrats' last chance to prosecute their case against the $3.4 trillion package, which ended up winning congressional approval in a 218-214 vote.

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