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US Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, has set a new record for the longest floor speech in modern Senate history. He surpassed the 1957 record of 24 hours and 18 minutes set by Senator Strom Thurmond. Booker began his speech on Monday and continued through the night, protesting actions taken by President Donald Trump's administration.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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