{"id":2455498,"date":"2025-07-03T20:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T00:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-breaks-house-record-still-fails-to-stop-big-beautiful-bill\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T20:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T00:14:56","slug":"hakeem-jeffries-breaks-house-record-still-fails-to-stop-big-beautiful-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-breaks-house-record-still-fails-to-stop-big-beautiful-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakeem Jeffries Breaks House Record, Still Fails to Stop &#8216;Big Beautiful Bill&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhakeem-jeffries-breaks-house-record-still-fails-to-stop-big-beautiful-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2455498&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered a historic near 9-hour speech opposing the &#8220;One Big Lovely Bill&#8221; (OBBB) during which he sought to rally Democratic opposition to the legislation. His effort was ultimately unsuccessful, as the bill was passed by the House with a vote of 218 to 214, mostly along party lines. Jeffries&#8217; speech set a new record for the longest in chamber history, surpassing the previous record held by Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy. <\/p>\n<p>In his remarks, Jeffries criticized the OBBB as a GOP tax scam that he claimed would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-virginia-judge-blocks-states-pre-roe-abortion-ban\/\" title=\"West Virginia Judge Blocks State\u2019s Pre-Roe Abortion Ban\">harm marginalized communities<\/a> by cutting essential services while benefiting billionaires. He highlighted provisions related to immigration policy, arguing that the legislation would intensify deportation efforts. Despite his lengthy address, House Speaker Mike Johnson humorously noted the excessive duration, stating the importance of brevity in speeches. The OBBB will now proceed to the President to be signed into law.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries can claim one win following his nearly 9-hour speech in opposition to the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for him, it was not that he prevented the legislation from clearing the House, but he did set a record for the longest speech in the chamber&rsquo;s history.<\/p>\n<p>The bill ultimately passed the House by a vote of <a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/2025190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">218 to 214<\/a>, with all but two Republican members voting for it, while every Democrat voted against it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">U.S. House of Representatives PASSES GOP Tax &amp; Spending Cuts Bill, 218-214.<\/p>\n<p>Goes now to the president. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pKXURzh9xF\">pic.twitter.com\/pKXURzh9xF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1940841927177302330?\">July 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Prior to the vote, Jeffries held the floor for 8 hours and 44 minutes, speaking for a record time in opposition to the OBBB during what&rsquo;s known as his &ldquo;magic minute&rdquo; address,<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/5383764-hakeem-jeffries-house-speech-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> The Hill<\/a> reported. The so-called magic minute is the privilege given to House party leaders to speak as long as they would like during a floor debate.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat surpassed the previous high benchmark for such a speech held by then-House Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/will-kamala-go-way-nixon-kevin-mccarthy-thinks-warns-future-political-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a>, when he spoke for 8 hours and 32 minutes in 2021 in opposition to the then-President Joe Biden-backed Build Back Better legislation. The bill cleared the House, but ultimately failed to garner enough support in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries began his remarks at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/07\/03\/congress\/hakeem-jeffries-longest-house-speech-00438933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4:52 a.m<\/a>. Thursday morning, saying, &ldquo;I rise today in strong opposition to Donald Trump&rsquo;s one big ugly bill. This disgusting abomination GOP tax scam that guts Medicaid, rips food from the mouths of children, seniors, and veterans, and rewards billionaires with massive tax breaks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Throughout, he referred to a large three-ring binder he kept on the podium, apparently giving him various topics to cover.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGcvUIb8ukg?si=sIn8XEInKBImLpqu\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One was immigration. During his remarks, he warned, &ldquo;A deportation machine will be unleashed on steroids by this one, big ugly bill.&rdquo; Well, immigration was a campaign issue, and the vast majority of Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/one-line-hakeem-jeffries-marathon-speech-shows-totally-clueless-americans-want\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">want<\/a> illegal aliens who have committed other crimes out of the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hakeem Jeffries: &ldquo;A deportation machine will be unleashed on steroids&rdquo; if the BBB passes<\/p>\n<p>YES! &#128293; That&rsquo;s what 77 million Americans voted for &#128079; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/14xkI3ZD9R\">pic.twitter.com\/14xkI3ZD9R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1940792739416916474?\">July 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The OBBB provides $150 billion for border wall funding, immigration enforcement, and deportations, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/5383129-house-gop-big-beautiful-bill-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This legislation also<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deep-dive-congress-version-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> builds on<\/a> the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by increasing the standard deduction for taxpayers by $1,000 for single filers and the child tax credit to a maximum of $2,500.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the bill fulfills Trump&rsquo;s campaign promises of no tax on tips and no tax on overtime. Further, it increases the standard deduction for seniors by $4,000, meaning most of the Social Security income an average recipient receives will be <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zoom-profits-in-2020-660-million-zoom-tax-payment-in-2021-0\/\" title=\"Zoom Profits in 2020: 0 Million. Zoom Tax Payment In 2021: federal income tax.\">federal income tax<\/a>-free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJeffries?\">@RepJeffries<\/a> and his fellow America Last Democrats &ldquo;want no part of&rdquo; the largest tax cut for working Americans in history, which they see as &ldquo;a crime scene.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is why nobody takes them seriously. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VXCUHm9znb\">pic.twitter.com\/VXCUHm9znb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1940747908808429725?\">July 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not clear what tax breaks for billionaires Jeffries was referring to, because all the legislation does is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/07\/03\/trump-big-beautiful-bill-tax-changes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keep<\/a> the 2017 tax rates in place, with a top bracket of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/irs-releases-tax-inflation-adjustments-for-tax-year-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">37 percent<\/a> for the highest wage earners.<\/p>\n<p>The only higher wage earners who make out better under the OBBB are those living in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-envisions-midterms-as-end-of-floridas-days-as-a-swing-state\/\" title=\"Gov. DeSantis Envisions Midterms as End of Florida\u2019s Days as a Swing State\">high-tax blue states<\/a> like Jeffries&rsquo; own New York and New Jersey, and California. Residents (most of whom are not billionaires) can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/07\/03\/trump-big-beautiful-bill-tax-changes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deduct<\/a> up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-scorches-reporters-lie-immediately-exiting-meeting-house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$40,000 in state and local taxes<\/a> paid from their federal income tax, instead of $10,000, which was the 2017 cap.<\/p>\n<p>This was a compromise the GOP had to make to get their members from these states to back the bill. Is Jeffries really against that provision? I think not.<\/p>\n<p>The corporate tax rate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/nathangoldman\/2025\/07\/03\/5-key-ways-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-transforms-corporate-taxation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stays the same<\/a>, at 21 percent. The OBBB does allow full expensing deductions for research and development, as well as for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/03\/business\/trump-big-beautiful-bill-business-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new factory construction<\/a>. The point of these provisions is to encourage job growth and return more manufacturing to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries finally finished his rant about the OBBB around 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson then rose to address the chamber, but first took a lighthearted jab at the Democratic leader by placing a large three-ring binder on the podium, which drew laughter from lawmakers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson?\">@SpeakerJohnson<\/a>: &ldquo;Ronald Reagan said one time that no speech should be longer than 20 minutes. Unlike the Democrat Leader, I&rsquo;m going to honor my colleagues time a be a little more brief than that.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cy8HT85vD1\">pic.twitter.com\/Cy8HT85vD1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1940830952281776371?\">July 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know Ronald Reagan said one time that no speech should be longer than 20 minutes. And unlike the Democrat Leader, I&rsquo;m going to honor my colleagues&rsquo; time and be a little more brief than that,&rdquo; the speaker said.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Jeffries failed in his efforts to tank the OBBB: Johnson and congressional Republicans got their win.<\/p>\n<p>The bill now goes to the White House, where Trump will sign it into law on the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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However, he did not succeed in blocking the legislation&#8217;s passage; instead, he set a record for the longest speech in House history. The bill ultimately passed with a vote of 218 to 214, receiving support from nearly all Republicans and opposition from every Democrat. Prior to the vote, Jeffries spoke for 8 hours and 44 minutes during what is referred to as his &#8220;magic minute&#8221; address, surpassing the previous record held by former House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Jeffries began his remarks early Thursday morning by expressing strong opposition to what he termed Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;one big ugly bill,&#8221; criticizing it for its impact on Medicaid and social services while benefiting billionaires with tax breaks. Throughout his lengthy address, he referenced various topics using a large binder at the podium. 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