Jeffries sets record for floor speech before vote on Trump tax bill

House of Representatives to vote on U.S. President Donald Trump’s massive spending and tax bill in Washington

(Reuters) -U.S. Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Thursday broke the record for longest uninterrupted speech in the chamber while debating in opposition to Republican tax-cut bill.Jeffries spoke for over eight hours and 45 minutes and ended his remarks at 1:37 p.m.

(Reporting by Richard Cowan, Writing by Brendan O’Brien; Editing by Caitlin Webber)