Cory Booker Live Filibuster: How Long Has He Been Speaking?
U.S. Senator Cory Booker's filibuster is already in the record books.
As of 7 p.m. on April 1, 2025, on the East Coast, the senator had spoken for more than 24 hours straight.
A live stream video on YouTube shows that Booker was still speaking as of that point.
According to The Associated Press, at the 23-hour mark, Booker's filibuster was already the second longest in U.S. history and he was still going.
Then-Sen. Strom Thurmond set the record for the longest filibuster in 1957 with a 24-hour, 18-minute speech, according to NPR.
"These are not normal times in our nation,” Booker said at the beginning of his lengthy speech, according to The AP. “And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate.
How was he able to speak for so long? According to the AP, some colleagues asked him questions so that he could stop speaking at times.
However, Booker "has not sat down, or even wandered far from his desk on the Senate floor," USA Today reported.
What about bathroom breaks or dinner? Nope.
According to USA Today, the New Jersey senator "started speaking at 7 p.m. on Monday night," and he was still going at that time the next evening.
Booker "has not eaten," USA Today reported, noting that Booker "has periodically sipped from two glasses of water."
"And he has not left the chamber to go to the bathroom," according to USA Today.
How long will Booker speak? The senator said he will speak "for as long as I am physically able," NPR reported.
Sen. Rand Paul once lasted 13 hours filibustering, but quit when he had to take a bathroom break, NPR reported.