Before President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill passed the House, Democratic Minority House Leader Hakeem Jeffries gave an extremely long speech on the House floor in hopes of delaying the vote.

Jeffries spoke for eight hours and 44 minutes before the bill was voted on, which was a new record.

However, Jeffries’ speech was a lullaby for some Democrats.

Take a look:

Hakeem Jeffries is even putting Democrats to sleep with his constant lies.pic.twitter.com/K1l9eilB8u

— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 3, 2025

The Washington Reporter News filled in the details:

President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.), and Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) scored a huge win, setting up an imminent vote on the One Big, Beautiful Bill.

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As the top priority for Republicans in D.C. made its way through Congress, the GOP trio pulled multiple rabbits out of an ever-shrinking hat to get the bill to the White House before this weekend.

Meanwhile, the Democrats’ House leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.) put at least one member of his own conference to sleep during his “magic minute” speech.

Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Ohio) was spotted fully asleep during Jeffries’s meandering remarks.

Since Kaptur was seated directly behind Jeffries, it made for horrible optics. Jeffries knew that, and after Kaptur fell asleep, the aging lawmaker was yanked from the House floor.

Republicans took note of Kaptur’s speech snooze, dubbing the congresswoman “Marcy Nap-tur.” Rep Mark Alford (R., Mo.) compared her antics to those of someone taking his “sweet time” leaving a parking space.

Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) falls asleep during Jeffries’s speech

READ: https://t.co/RgGuPBEtaF pic.twitter.com/QRwiMRTGKN

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) July 3, 2025

Fox News had more details to share on Jeffries’ “record-breaking” speech:

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., shattered a speech record in the House of Representatives on Thursday, as lawmakers continue to wrestle with President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”

Jeffries has been able to command the House floor via a “magic minute,” a privilege for party leaders in the chamber that allows them to speak for however long they want.

He’s used it as a stalling tactic to delay the final vote on Trump’s massive tax and immigration bill, after a marathon House-wide session considering the bill that began around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

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It’s now the longest-enduring “magic minute” in U.S. House of Representatives history, breaking the previously record held by ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

McCarthy spoke for eight hours and 32 minutes in November 2021 to oppose Democrats’ progressive Build Back Better bill.

Like Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act, lawmakers were working to pass it via the budget reconciliation process – which fast-tracks certain pieces of fiscal legislation by lowering the Senate’s threshold for passage from 60 votes to 51.

The New York Democrat began speaking minutes before 4 a.m. on Thursday and broke McCarthy’s record about 1:30 p.m, by approximately 12 minutes. Jeffries ended his speech after eight hours and 44 minutes.

“I feel the obligation, Mr. Speaker, to stand on this House floor and take my sweet time,” he said at one point.

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