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Watch: The moment Hakeem Jeffries ends record-breaking speech

Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries broke the record for longest "magic minute" speech in US history in an attempt to delay the vote on President Trump's tax and spending bill.

As Jeffries concluded, his colleagues surrounded the New York congressman, hugging and patting him on the back.

Throughout, he criticised the spending bill, run through the amendments proposed by other party members, spoke of his parents and his childhood, and quoted the Bible.

Exceeding eight-and-a-half hours, Jeffries broke the record set by Republican Kevin McCarthy in 2021.

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