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02-08-2018, 04:13 AM
Pelosi delivers longest House speech ever in an attempt to save DACA
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House Minority Leader has something she'd like to say: more than eight hours worth of things (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/us/politics/pelosi-dreamers-budget-deal.html), to be specific.
Pelosi took to the House floor beginning at 10:04 am on Wednesday to advocate on behalf of young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers. Republicans in the House are hoping to pass a spending bill before Friday. Pelosi is refusing to sign any bill that doesn't include a path to citizenship for this population.
SEE ALSO: Nancy Pelosi will guest judge 'RuPaul's Drag Race' because sure, why not? (https://mashable.com/2018/01/18/nancy-pelosi-rupauls-drag-race/)
Her #DACAbuster, clocking in at an epic 8 hours and 7 minutes, broke the record for the longest speech ever delivered in House history, not exactly a chamber known for its brevity. Unlike the Senate, filibustering is not allowed in the House. (Pelosi got around that as her speech wasn't obstructing the passage of specific legislation.)* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/07/nancy-pelosi-daca-longest-speech-ever/)
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House Minority Leader has something she'd like to say: more than eight hours worth of things (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/us/politics/pelosi-dreamers-budget-deal.html), to be specific.
Pelosi took to the House floor beginning at 10:04 am on Wednesday to advocate on behalf of young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers. Republicans in the House are hoping to pass a spending bill before Friday. Pelosi is refusing to sign any bill that doesn't include a path to citizenship for this population.
SEE ALSO: Nancy Pelosi will guest judge 'RuPaul's Drag Race' because sure, why not? (https://mashable.com/2018/01/18/nancy-pelosi-rupauls-drag-race/)
Her #DACAbuster, clocking in at an epic 8 hours and 7 minutes, broke the record for the longest speech ever delivered in House history, not exactly a chamber known for its brevity. Unlike the Senate, filibustering is not allowed in the House. (Pelosi got around that as her speech wasn't obstructing the passage of specific legislation.)* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/07/nancy-pelosi-daca-longest-speech-ever/)
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