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Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Tuesday evening broke the record for the longest floor speech in Senate history as he held the floor throughout the night and day to speak out against the Trump administration’s policies. His marathon floor speech surpassed the previous record held by Sen. Strom Thurmond (SC), who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957. The New Jersey Democrat began speaking at 7pm ET on Monday, saying he would hold the floor for as long as he was “physically able.” “I’ve been hearing from people all over my state and indeed all over the nation calling upon folks in Congress to do more, to do things that recognize the urgency, the crisis of the moment,” Sen. Booker said in a video posted to social media just after he took the floor. “And so we all have a responsibility, I believe, to do something different, to cause, as John Lewis said, ‘good trouble,’ and that includes me.” The Democrat’s speech covered a wide range of topics, including health care, Social Security, the economy, free speech, education and foreign policy. “In just 71 days, the president has inflicted harm after harm on Americans’ safety, financial stability, the foundations of our democracy and any sense of common decency,” Sen. Booker said. “These are not normal times in our nation. And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate.” Sen. Booker looked visibly tired as the day went on but plowed through without sitting, leaving the floor or using the bathroom. He paused briefly at noon for Senate Chaplain Barry Black to deliver the daily prayer, and had some help from other Senate Democrats, to whom he briefly yielded the floor to ask questions, as permitted by the chamber’s rules. Though similar to a talking filibuster, made famous in movies like “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” Sen. Booker’s speech was not technically a filibuster because he was not trying to block a specific bill or nominee.