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Rep. Jeffries' Filibuster Reaches 8 Hours in Louisiana Against President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

  • Rep. Hakeem Jeffries spoke for over eight hours against President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill,' calling it a crime scene due to cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act totaling $800 billion.
  • Vice President J.D. Vance indicated that Jeffries' effort did not sway undecided GOP members, instead rallying them to support the bill.
  • Rep. Nancy Mace noted that allowing Jeffries to speak only benefited the passing of the bill.
  • Rep. Andy Ogles criticized Jeffries' lengthy speech as hysterical.
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Trump has pushed his "Big Beautiful Bill" through Congress. One congressman tried to stop it – he kept talking.

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Hakeem Jeffries has broken the record of the longest speech in the U.S. House of Representatives, just to stop Trump's Big Beautiful Bill.

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WWL broke the news in on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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