Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest floor speech in recorded Senate history when he bested Sen. Strom Thurmond’s filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. AP explains why he did it. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren)
AP explains why Cory Booker broke a Senate record that stood 68 years
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest floor speech in recorded Senate history when he bested Sen. Strom Thurmond’s filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. AP explains why he did it. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren)