Booker endured hardship within the Senate chamber unlike any other before him when he held the Senate floor for 25 hours and 4 minutes from Monday to Tuesday night, a feat only rivaled by former South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond in 1957.
Thurmond, in fierce opposition to the Civil Rights Act, spoke for over 24 hours, though he did take a bathroom break.
Booker stood for his entire time on the floor, and never left to go to the bathroom. If he had done so, he would have yielded the floor.
In this image provided by Senate Television, Sen, Cory Booker, D-N.J. speaks on the Senate floor, Tuesday morning, April 1, 2025. (Senate Television via AP)
According to Booker, a former Stanford football player, he
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