<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) set a new record on Thursday when his &#8220;Magic Minute&#8221; dragged on for more than eight hours and 33 minutes, challenging even his most ardent supporters&#8217; commitment to keeping their eyes open so that they could watch him meet that milestone.</p>
<p>While the House of Representatives does not have the filibuster — a fact that mercifully spares members from stunts of this caliber most of the time — there is a privilege afforded to party leaders known as the &#8220;Magic Minute,&#8221; which essentially allows them to speak uninterrupted for as long as they&#8217;d like. Jeffries made use of that privilege, but only C-Span appeared to notice when he broke the record set by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy when he was the Minority Leader.</p>
<p>&#8220;MAGIC MINUTE&#8221; RECORD: On Nov. 18-19, 2021, then Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spoke on the House floor for a record 8 hours and 32 minutes. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries began his floor remarks at 4:53am ET – 8 hours and 33 minutes ago,&#8221; the post read.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">&#8220;MAGIC MINUTE&#8221; RECORD:</p>
<p>On Nov. 18-19, 2021, then Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spoke on the House floor for a record 8 hours and 32 minutes.</p>
<p>Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries began his floor remarks at 4:53am ET – 8 hours and 33 minutes ago. <a href="https://t.co/jHjfBs6njh">pic.twitter.com/jHjfBs6njh</a></p>
<p>— CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1940824776798621849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Even after it became clear that the Republicans had the votes to pass President Donald Trump&#8217;s One Big, Beautiful Bill, Jeffries continued to speak — turning what was already a stunt of epic proportions into an futile effort to filibuster the inevitable: his party had already lost.</p>
<p>Jeffries was an outspoken critic of the Senate filibuster when it was being used by Republicans — calling it a &#8220;Jim Crow relic&#8221; among other things — and his record-setting floor speech ultimately accomplished little more than reminding his critics of his own words, which they happily used against him.</p>
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<p>When Jeffries finally chucked it in after eight hours and 44 minutes, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) stepped up for his bite at the apple, but to the great relief of everyone present, he used his Magic Minute to move things along relatively quickly — but he couldn&#8217;t resist a jab at Jeffries.</p>
<p>&#8220;You know, Ronald Reagan said one time that no speech should be longer than 20 minutes. And unlike the Democrat leader, I&#8217;m going to honor my colleague&#8217;s time and be a little more brief than that,&#8221; Johnson said to laughter and applause.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Speaker Mike Johnson: &#8220;You know, Ronald Reagan said one time that no speech should be longer than 20 minutes. And unlike the Democrat leader, I&#8217;m going to honor my colleague&#8217;s time and be a little more brief than that.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/6GroxviLQX">pic.twitter.com/6GroxviLQX</a></p>
<p>— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) <a href="https://twitter.com/NEWSMAX/status/1940830215250346097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>He took another shot at Jeffries a short time later, adding, &#8220;It makes no difference whether our colleagues across the chamber speak for 25 minutes or 25 hours. They can&#8217;t change the truth. Today was about performance for some of them, but today for us is about results.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpeakerJohnson</a>: &#8220;It makes no difference whether our colleagues across the chamber speak for 25 minutes or 25 hours. They can&#8217;t change the truth. Today was about performance for some of them, but today for us is about results.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/Ufxc6CVAna">pic.twitter.com/Ufxc6CVAna</a></p>
<p>— CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1940834391728455706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote>

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