Dem Senators Held The Floor Through The Night

Senate democrats held the longest filibuster in our nations history 75 days.

Dem senators held the floor through the night. Jeff merkley took to the senate floor tuesday evening and spoke through the night in protest of judge neil gorsuch s nomination to the supreme court ending his marathon speech wednesday morning. Senator backs reform with rhyming poem on senate floor video by ryan grim on the senate floor tuesday morning roland burris d ill chose an unusual way to demonstrate his support for health care reform legislation emerging in the senate despite his previous threats to oppose any bill that lacked a strong public insurance option. None of the measures demanded by the occupying members were given a vote but democrats insisted that they would continue to pursue gun control legislation. Pelosi has held firm that she will not lower her demand for a 2 2 trillion.

A group of the democrats ultimately occupied the floor through the night only leaving on the afternoon of june 23 with lewis as the last speaker before the sit in s conclusion. All trying to prevent the passing of one. A previous version of this story incorrectly said that before 2016 the last time a democratic president made a supreme court appointment while republicans held the senate was in 1885. Burris s night before christmas.

In 1964 on the floor of the u s. Recently a claim has made the rounds.