{"id":2455824,"date":"2025-07-05T07:56:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T11:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/past-comments-come-back-to-bite-hakeem-jeffries-after-record-setting-filibuster\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T07:58:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T11:58:18","slug":"past-comments-come-back-to-bite-hakeem-jeffries-after-record-setting-filibuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/past-comments-come-back-to-bite-hakeem-jeffries-after-record-setting-filibuster\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Comments Come Back to Bite Hakeem Jeffries After Record-Setting &#8216;Filibuster&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fpast-comments-come-back-to-bite-hakeem-jeffries-after-record-setting-filibuster%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=2455824&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>Teh article discusses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cory-booker-yammers-for-20-hours-straight-in-attempt-to-disrupt-the-normal-business-of-the-us-senate\/\" title=\"Cory Booker Yammers for 20 ... Straight in Attempt to Disrupt &#039;the Normal Business of the US ...&#039;\">lengthy speech delivered<\/a> by House Minority Leader Hakeem jeffries, which lasted nearly nine hours, making it the longest in House history. This speech was part of a Democratic effort to oppose a Republican reconciliation package known as the &#8220;one Big Beautiful Bill.&#8221; Although the House rules do not allow for a formal filibuster,Jeffries&#8217; marathon address was viewed as a strategic delay to buy time and potentially influence undecided Republican votes.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his speech, Jeffries emphasized the importance of sharing the stories of the American people, implying a moral obligation to stall the bill&#8217;s passage. Despite his efforts, the bill passed with a close vote of 218-214, with only two Republicans opposing it for differing reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The article also reflects on the irony of Jeffries&#8217; actions,given his previous criticisms of filibuster tactics in the senate,labeling them as remnants of the Jim Crow era. Critics argue that Jeffries&#8217; actions set a precedent for filibustering in the House of Representatives. Ultimately, the author critiques the inconsistency within Democratic leadership, suggesting that actions taken to combat Republicans are frequently enough mirrored when they are in power, leading to a loss of credibility among voters.  <\/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>I&rsquo;m personally happy that the filibuster has never been introduced in the House of Representatives. Not because of the fact that I&rsquo;m a legislative traditionalist, mind you. It&rsquo;s just that I don&rsquo;t like to see House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have to eat his words on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n<p>Those of you tuning into C-SPAN Thursday probably saw a lot of Jeffries, a New York representative who began leading the Democratic caucus in 2023. In fact, his nearly nine hours of speaking in opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill reconciliation package that passed the Senate earlier this week was the longest speech in House history.<\/p>\n<p>Not that it helped any, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hakeem-jeffries-breaks-house-record-still-fails-stop-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vote finally totaling 218 to 214<\/a>. In the end, only two Republicans voted against the package &mdash; Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Massie because it spent too much and Fitzpatrick because it spent too little.<\/p>\n<p>However, while the Jeffries&rsquo; speech was not a filibuster in fact &mdash; that would be a speech during which cloture cannot be invoked &mdash; it essentially was in spirit. That&rsquo;s because there were a lot of Republicans on the fence and the Democrats were likely trying to woo them. Thus, stalling for time became imperative.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I feel the obligation Mr. Speaker to stand on this House floor and take my sweet time,&rdquo; Jeffries said, &ldquo;to tell the stories of the American people.&rdquo;<\/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>&ldquo;And that&rsquo;s exactly what I intend to do: take my sweet time,&rdquo; he said to applause from House Democrats.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hakeem Jeffries: &ldquo;I feel the obligation Mr. Speaker to stand on this House floor and take my sweet time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >actively delaying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-have-a-rendezvous-with-destiny-mr-vice-president-on-january-6th-vice-president-pence-will-choose-the-direction-of-the-world-for-years-to-come-like-thomas-je\/\" title=\"\u201cYou Have a Rendezvous with Destiny, Mr. Vice President\u201d \u2013 On January 6th Vice President Pence Will Choose the Direction of the World for Years to Come \u2013 Like Thomas Jefferson Did Centuries Ago\">final vote<\/a><\/a> on the budget bill, giving Americans more time to call their representatives. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XU7eOMCMbH\">pic.twitter.com\/XU7eOMCMbH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Parnas (@AaronParnas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronParnas\/status\/1940726710993105085?\">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>And no one was under the misapprehension that this was anything substantive. From belligerent leftist popinjay Brian Krassenstein: &ldquo;Hakeem Jeffries has been speaking on the House floor for the last 4 hours straight trying to prevent the &lsquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rsquo; from being passed.&rdquo; The clip he included was the &ldquo;take my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-slams-one-big-ugly-bill-in-magic-minute-speech\/\" title=\"... slams &#039;one, big ugly ... in &#039;magic minute&#039; ...\">sweet time&#038;rdquo<\/a>; one, indicating everyone also knew he didn&rsquo;t have a whole lot to say but a lot of time to say it and the potential to sway GOP votes behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Hakeem Jeffries has been speaking on the House floor for the last 4 hours straight trying to prevent the &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; from being passed:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I feel the obligation Mr. Speaker to stand on this House floor and take my sweet time.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N3QiUjruV4\">pic.twitter.com\/N3QiUjruV4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/krassenstein\/status\/1940762287964320175?\">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>Even the wire services concurred. From <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jeffries-trump-record-speech-house-tax-bill-f75825c61f0cb75f294c9eb25b739306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>There&rsquo;s no filibuster in the House, but Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries essentially conducted one anyway.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jeffries held the House floor for more than eight hours Thursday, taking his &ldquo;sweet time&rdquo; with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthys-marathon-floor-speech-prevents-vote-on-democrats-budget\/\" title=\"McCarthy\u2019s Marathon Floor ... Prevents Vote On Democrats\u2019 Budget\">marathon floor speech<\/a> that delayed passage of Republicans&rsquo; massive tax and spending cuts legislation and gave his minority party a lengthy spotlight to excoriate what he called an &ldquo;immoral&rdquo; bill.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As Democratic leader, Jeffries can speak for as long as he wants during debate on legislation &mdash; hence its nickname on Capitol Hill, the &ldquo;magic minute,&rdquo; that lasts as long as leaders are speaking.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In other words, while there&rsquo;s no wide filibuster in the House, thanks to his position as party leader, Jeffries is able to speak as long as he wants to.<\/p>\n<p>This is all pretty humorous when you consider both the outcome of the final vote and what Jeffries has said about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-jumps-gun-manchin-sinema-will-not-end-filibuster-pass-abortion-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filibuster tactics<\/a> when used in the Senate: namely, that they&rsquo;re a vestige of the Jim Crow era and need to be abolished.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hakeem Jefrries in 2022: The filibuster is dripping in racist history and defense of slavery and Jim Crow<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s been speaking now for nearly 9 hours <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y7aS0bjjHP\">pic.twitter.com\/Y7aS0bjjHP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1940824012558635048?\">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>Jeffries, speaking on the subject of Democratic-led voting rules legislation tied up by the filibuster process in the Senate, promised to get it passed &ldquo;by any means necessary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That included &ldquo;reforming a filibuster rule that is dripping in racist history in defense of slavery and Jim Crow.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I guess it&rsquo;s not racist anymore,&rdquo; one commentator noted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Does anyone else remember Hakeem Jeffries referring to the filibuster rule as, &ldquo;Dripping in racist history, in defense of slavery and Jim Crow&rdquo;?<\/p>\n<p>I guess it&rsquo;s not racist anymore. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BES8CduzXe\">pic.twitter.com\/BES8CduzXe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DeVory Darkins (@devorydarkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/devorydarkins\/status\/1940811230312104006?\">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>Naturally, it wasn&rsquo;t racist then, and Jeffries wasn&rsquo;t the only member of Democrat leadership using this type of language to attempt to militate against Republicans and more moderate Democrats supporting the maintenance of the filibuster rule, which requires 60 senators to close debate on most topics.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, if former President Joe Biden really is still as sharp as a tack, he&rsquo;ll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-likens-pro-filibuster-sens-confederates-segregationists-psaki-no-offense-meant-though\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remember saying this<\/a>: &ldquo;So, I ask every elected official in America: How do you want to be remembered? At consequential moments in history, they present a choice. Do you want to be on the side of Dr. King or George Wallace? Do you want to be on the side of John Lewis or Bull Connor? Do you want to be on the side of Abraham Lincoln or Jefferson Davis?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>My guess is that he probably doesn&rsquo;t. But then, like Jeffries, he was also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-declares-filibuster-jim-crow-relic-gave-adoring-speech-2005\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporter of the legislative tactic<\/a> when it suited his purposes. Unlike Jeffries, Biden was a senator, and unlike Jeffries, Biden never had another chance to put his words to the test. Not only did Jeffries effectively support the filibuster with his speech Thursday, he expanded it by setting a precedent that party leaders could effectively engage in the same kind of tactics straight out of &ldquo;racist history&rdquo; &nbsp;if they thought it helped their chances on critical votes.<\/p>\n<p>Stunts like these are why the Democrats are falling so drastically far behind Republicans: The left says something Republicans are doing is evil, then as soon as they get the power to do that thing, they themselves do it. Then they&rsquo;ll decry it again when the tables are turned.<\/p>\n<p>Solid work, Mr. Minority Leader: Not only did you not get your way, you now opened Pandora&rsquo;s box to filibustering in the lower chamber, as well. You were &mdash; to use your own words &mdash; acting &ldquo;in defense of slavery and Jim Crow.&rdquo; I&rsquo;m sure you&rsquo;ll own that, no?<\/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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Those watching C-SPAN on Thursday likely noticed Jeffries, who has led the Democratic caucus since 2023. His nearly nine-hour speech opposing the One Big Beautiful Bill reconciliation package was the longest in House history, yet it didn&#8217;t change the outcome of the vote, which ended at 218 to 214. Only two Republicans opposed it: Thomas Massie from Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick from Pennsylvania-Massie for being too costly and Fitzpatrick for not spending enough. Although Jeffries&#8217; speech wasn&#8217;t an official filibuster-since cloture could still be invoked-it functioned similarly by stalling time as Democrats sought to sway undecided Republicans. &#8220;I feel obligated, Mr. Speaker, to take my time,&#8221; he stated while sharing stories about Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries&#8217; lengthy address was clearly more about delaying than substance; even leftist commentator Brian Krassenstein noted his marathon effort to block passage of the bill without much content behind it. The Associated Press also reported that while there&#8217;s no formal filibuster in the House, Jeffries effectively conducted one by speaking for over eight hours against what he termed an &#8220;immoral&#8221; bill.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s ironic considering his previous comments on filibusters as remnants of Jim Crow that should be abolished; now he&#8217;s using similar tactics himself when they suit his agenda. This contradiction highlights how Democrats often criticize Republican actions only to adopt them once they gain power-a pattern that may contribute to their struggles against Republicans in recent times. 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