BREAKING: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (aka Temu Obama) is still speaking 5 hours later after he took the floor at 4:53am (EST) Thursday morning.
Jeffries (D-NY) plans on taking full advantage of his “miracle minute,” hoping to tank the possibility of a House vote before Trump’s “4th of July Deadline”.
Representatives of the House are given a time limit of 15 minutes to speak on Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. The “miracle minute,” however, empowers leaders in both parties to speak in the chamber for as long as they want during legislative debates.
“It had been my hope, Mr. Speaker, that we’d be able to have a robust debate, passionate support, or passionate opposition in connection with this bill. That hundreds of members on both sides of the aisle could participate in, and instead we have a limited debate where the relevant committees of jurisdiction have been given 15 minutes each on a bill of such significant magnitude as it relates to the health, the safety, and the well-being of the American people,” Jeffries said.
“And because that debate was so limited, I feel the obligation, Mr. Speaker, to stand on this House floor and take my sweet time to tell the stories of the American people. And that’s exactly what I intend to do — take my sweet time.”
As soon as Jeffries finishes his marathon moment, the House will be able to vote on Trump’s bill.
Knowing Hakeem Jeffries, this could take a while.