Sen. Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor for more than 22 hours straight, from 6:21 p.m. Tuesday to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday.
Sources
- Democratic Sen. Merkley of Oregon speaks for more than 22 hours to protest Trump amid shutdown (apnews.com)
- https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/22/oregon-senator-jeff-merkley-speaks-holding-floor-overnight-decry-authoritarianism/ (opb.org)
- https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5568568-jeff-merkley-senate-speech-no-kings/ (thehill.com)
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/watch-live-senate-holds-debate-as-democrats-and-gop-deadlocked-on-22nd-day-of-federal-shutdown (pbs.org)
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