Then-Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy set the record for the longest “magic minute” in 2021, speaking for more than eight hours before the House voted on President Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda. McCarthy narrowly broke Nancy Pelosi’s record, set in 2018 ahead of a vote on protecting “Dreamer” immigrants.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries broke the record for longest-ever House floor speech as he made a last stand against President Donald Trump's major tax cut and spending bill. Jeffries took to the House floor just before 5 a.

Three months after Sen. Cory Booker broke his chamber's record for the longest speech ever, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries broke the House's record.