Senator Cory Booker's marathon Senate floor speech has just broken Ted Cruz's filibuster speech record. Booker, who has held the floor since about 7 p.m. ET on Monday, has just surpassed the Texas ...

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ... Filibuster length: 24 hours, 18 minutes. Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., broke Morse's record with an unsuccessful filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

The Texas Senator did not pull the alarm, as Booker went on to beat Cruz's 21-hour Senate floor filibuster railing against the Affordable Care Act. How did Cruz react to being bested?

WASHINGTON – There's a reason most politicians haven't been able to enact their big, sweeping campaign promises in recent years: A longtime Senate oddity known as the filibuster. Depending on ...

In 2013 Texas Sen. Ted Cruz spoke for 21 hours straight to try and stop Obamacare — a rant which includes discourses on “Green Eggs and Ham” and Wrestlemania.. Former South Carolina Sen ...

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ... Democrats will filibuster any effort to bring sanity to securing our border, says Sen. Ted Cruz. Posted: June 3, 2025 | Last updated: June 14, 2025.

HOUSTON — A petition on Change.org is urging Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz to challenge the Senate filibuster record that was just set by Sen. Cory Booker earlier this week - but not for political ...

Some standouts include a nearly 15-hour filibuster by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., for gun control legislation in 2016, and a more than 21-hour effort by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to defund the ...

Thune and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) both pledged to preserve the filibuster when they ran in the fall to succeed outgoing Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.).

AUSTIN, Texas — With less than a week left in the 89th legislative session, ... It is not the same as a filibuster, as a filibuster has no time limits. In the House, ...

Senator Cory Booker's marathon Senate floor speech has just broken Ted Cruz's filibuster speech record. Booker, who has held the floor since about 7 p.m. ET on Monday, has just surpassed the Texas ...