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Cory Booker Makes History with Longest Senate Floor Speech

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Booker called for Republicans who don't agree with Trump's economic plans to resist them, citing positions by conservative groups such as the Cato Institute and the Manhattan Institute.
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The New Jersey senator spent much of his speech, which ended after more than 25 hours, assailing the Trump administration.
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Booker made history with the longest speech ever delivered on the Senate floor.
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