House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Feb. 7 gave a speech on the House floor about "dreamers" that lasted more than eight hours. (Bastien Inzaurralde/The Washington Post)At 10:04 Wednesday morning, House Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) took the floor for a one-minute speech — and ended up talking for eight hours and 10 minutes. Pelosi now holds the record for the longest speech on the House floor, historians say. In the 1890s, the majority party was frustrated that the minority party was holding up negotiations by refusing to provide a quorum. [Nancy Pelosi’s House filibuster just increased the chances for a government shutdown]Pelosi, at 77, may also be one of the oldest lawmakers to conduct such a lengthy filibuster.

Source: Washington Post February 07, 2018 23:35 UTC