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Hakeem Jeffries: “I feel an obligation, Mr. Speaker, to stand on this House floor and take my sweet time.”

On the recordJuly 3, 2025
I feel an obligation, Mr. Speaker, to stand on this House floor and take my sweet time.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
Source
cbsnews.com
Jul 3, 2025

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Jeffries justified his lengthy speech against Trump's tax bill.

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