Hakeem Jeffries Delivers Record Speech, Frustrates Democrats Over Spending Bill Delay
Hakeem Jeffries' 8-hour, 44-minute speech criticized Trump's budget, causing frustration among Democrats for delaying the spending bill without notice.
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Overview
- Hakeem Jeffries' speech lasted 8 hours and 44 minutes, breaking the record for the longest House floor speech.
- His criticism focused on Trump's budget cuts to health care and food aid, claiming it harms low-income families.
- Jeffries warned that the Republicans' bill could lead to a 'deportation machine' if passed.
- He utilized a loophole in House rules to discuss the bill's impact, highlighting public ignorance revealed by a poll.
- Democrats expressed frustration over Jeffries' lack of communication regarding the delay of Trump's spending bill, which has now passed the House.
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Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame Hakeem Jeffries' lengthy speech as a strategic delay against a controversial bill, emphasizing his criticisms of its negative impacts on healthcare, social programs, and renewable energy. The tone reflects a partisan bias, portraying Democrats as defenders of progressive values against perceived Republican excesses.
"Democrats were powerless to stop the huge bill, which Republicans passed by using an obscure budget procedure that bypasses the Senate filibuster."
CBS News"The legislation is unpopular, albeit significant numbers of voters still do not know enough about it."
Deadline"Jeffries held the House floor for more than eight hours Thursday, taking his “sweet time” with a marathon floor speech that delayed passage of Republicans’ massive tax and spending cuts legislation and gave his minority party a lengthy spotlight to excoriate what he called an “immoral” bill."
Associated Press"This reckless Republican budget is an immoral document."
ABC News"Jeffries framed the bill as Republicans “trying to take a chain saw” to social safety net programs."
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Hakeem Jeffries' speech was primarily aimed at criticizing President Trump's budget, specifically highlighting its potential negative impacts on healthcare and low-income families. It was also a last-ditch effort to delay the vote on the spending bill and frame the legislation in stark terms for the public.
Democrats expressed frustration over Jeffries' lack of communication regarding the delay of the spending bill. Despite this, they cheered and chanted his name as he finished his speech, indicating a mixed reaction to his tactics.
Hakeem Jeffries utilized the 'magic minute' rule, which allows party leaders to speak for an unlimited time under certain conditions on the House floor.
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