House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke for hours to delay a final vote on Republicans’ massive tax and spending cuts ...

N.Y., left, speaks in the House chamber as House Democrats stand to applaud him, prior to the final vote for President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol, ...

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries‘s (D-NY) “magic minute” speech on Thursday surpassed the record for the longest House floor ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, speaks in the House chamber as House Democrats stand to applaud him, ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) took to the floor Thursday morning to give his “magic minute” floor speech ...

The “magic minute” is similar, though. The House tradition allows for a leader, like Jeffries, to turn his 60 seconds of ...