Senator Cory Booker is engaging in a prolonged speech on the Senate floor as a protest against actions taken by the Trump administration. He aims to highlight the significant crises the country faces and plans to continue speaking as long as he can physically manage. This speaks to pressures from the Democratic base for more resistance to Trump. Historical context includes similar marathon speeches by other senators, as Booker aims to signal the urgency and gravity of the current political situation.
I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able.
In just 71 days, the president of the United States has inflicted so much harm on Americans' safety; financial stability; the core foundations of our democracy.
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