Dem Sen. Booker Holds Senate Floor Overnight in Trump Protest (Connecting the Dots: Cory Booker, Bloomberg Family Foundation, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Kirsten Gillibrand, Americans for Responsible Solutions, Chuck Schumer, Gun Control & Soros Funding, All Networking)
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By
Sandy Fitzgerald | Tuesday, 01 April 2025 09:05 AM EDT
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/senate-filibuster-protest/2025/04/01/id/1205161/
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., took the Senate floor at 7 p.m. Monday and vowed to
speak out against President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the administration's
policies for as long as he is "physically able."
He
was holding
the floor and speaking into Tuesday morning.
"I've
taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I'm physically able to
lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this
moment of crisis," Booker wrote on X before
his speech began.
"Donald
Trump and Elon Musk have shown a complete disregard for the rule of law, the
Constitution, and the needs of the American people," he added.
Booker's
speech so far has covered several topics, including cutbacks to Social
Security, research funding, immigration, national security, and more, taking
often-lengthy questions and statements from Democrat senators throughout the
night without yielding the floor.
Such
questions and comments are allowed under Senate rules, but Booker must remain
standing to hold the floor. During the night, he took questions from Sens. Andy
Kim, D-N.Y., and Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and early Tuesday took comments and
statements from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.
In
2016, Murphy took the Senate floor for a 15-hour filibuster to demand
gun-control legislation after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.
The New
Jersey senator's speech is not a filibuster, as he is not delaying the passage
of any bills or blocking the confirmation of any Trump nominees.
His
stance is taking place after nine Democrats, including Senate
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.,
and Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, voted with nearly all Republicans to advance a
GOP spending bill last month.
The
votes prevented a government shutdown but angered liberal voters who want their
lawmakers to stand up to Trump, which Booker acknowledged.
"I've
been hearing from people all over the state, and indeed all over the nation,
calling upon folks in Congress to do more, to do things that recognize the
urgency, the crisis of the moment," Booker commented in a post on social
media.
"We
all have the responsibility, I believe, to do something to different, to cause
what John Lewis called 'good trouble,'" Booker said, about the late civil
rights leader and congressman, who died in 2020.
Booker
still has several hours to go, though, before beating the late Sen. Strom
Thurmond, R-S.C., who in 1957 held the Senate floor for more than 24 hours
while trying to stop the passage of the Civil Rights Act, which was passed the
next year.
At the
time, The
Washington Post reported that after 24 hours, "a stubble
of gray beard had sprouted on his chin."
A
Senate confirmation hearing is scheduled
later Tuesday on retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan
"Razin" Caine to head the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In February, Trump
fired Air Force General C.Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
named Caine to succeed him.
Connecting
the Dots:
Senator Kirsten E.
Gillibrand is a U.S Senator from New York and
a friend of Gabrielle Giffords.
Gabrielle
Giffords is a friend of Kirsten E. Gillibrand, a
co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions and married
to Senator Mark E. Kelly.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is
a Gun Safety, Gun Control PAC for guns.
Senator Mark E. Kelly is
married to Gabrielle Giffords and co-founder for the Americans
for Responsible Solutions.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a Gun Safety, Gun
Control PAC for guns.
Marc R. Benioff was
a contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions and
is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.
Michael
R. Bloomberg was
a contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions and is a
member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.
George Soros is a member of the Breakthrough Energy
Coalition, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society and a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem
Children's Zone.
Michael
R. Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone,
a contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions, is a
member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, the founder of
the Bloomberg Family Foundation and the co-chair for Mayors
Against Illegal Guns.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a Gun Safety, Gun
Control PAC for guns.
Mayors
Against Illegal Guns is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
group for guns.
Senator Cory A.
Booker is a U.S. Senate Senator, a director at the Bloomberg
Family Foundation and a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Mayors
Against Illegal Guns is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
group for guns.
Raben Group is
the lobby firm for the Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Melody C. Barnes was
a principal at the Raben Group, the domestic policy council,
director for the Barack Obama administration, the EVP for the Center
for American Progress and is Barack Obama’s golf partner.
Raben Group is
the lobby firm for the Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Center
for American Progress calls for heightened “Gun Safety, Gun
Control” for guns.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center
for American Progress, the Alliance for Justice and the American
Constitution Society.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American
Progress.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center
for American Progress and the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational
Fund.
Center
for American Progress calls for heightened “Gun Safety, Gun
Control” for guns.
Raben Group is
the lobby firm for the Mayors Against Illegal Guns and the NAACP
Legal Defense & Educational Fund.
Robert Raben
is the president of the Raben Group, a director at
the Alliance for Justice, was a director at the American
Constitution Society and an assistant attorney general for the U.S.
Department of Justice.
Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a
division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Eric H. Holder Jr. was
a board member for the American Constitution Society, an intern at
the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the attorney
general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack
Obama administration and is a partner at Covington & Burling
LLP.
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for the Americans for
Responsible Solutions.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
PAC for guns.
Gabrielle
Giffords is a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible
Solutions a friend of Kirsten E. Gillibrand and married to Senator
Mark E. Kelly.
Michael
R. Bloomberg was a contributor for the Americans for
Responsible Solutions, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone,
is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, the founder of
the Bloomberg Family Foundation, the co-chair for Mayors
Against Illegal Guns and his political consultant was Josh Isay.
Senator Cory A.
Booker is a U.S. Senate Senator, a director at the Bloomberg
Family Foundation and a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Mayors
Against Illegal Guns is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
group for guns.
Raben Group is
the lobby firm for the Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Josh Isay was a
political consultant for Michael R. Bloomberg and Charles E.
Schumer.
Charles E. Schumer’s
political consultant was Josh Isay, is the Senate Minority
Leader and his Washington housemate is Richard J. Durbin.
Richard J. Durbin is Charles
E. Schumer’s Washington housemate, a U.S. Senate senator,
a member of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
National
Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform is a paid for staff by
the Economic Policy Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic
Policy Institute
George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society and the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic
Policy Institute.
Resources:
Past Research
Smaller
Bites - Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (Connecting the Dots: Senator Kirsten
Gillibrand, Senator Mark E. Kelly, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Senator Elizabeth
Warren & Soros, All Networking) (Past Research
on Kirsten Gillibrand)
Friday,
October 28, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/10/smaller-bites-senator-kirsten.html
Senator
Cory Booker (Connecting the Dots: Senator Cory Booker, The Bloomberg Family
Foundation, The Center for National Policy, The Truman National Security
Project, Hunter Biden, Kamala Harris, Gun Control & Soros, All Networking)
(Past Research on Cory Booker)
Saturday,
October 29, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/10/senator-cory-booker-connecting-dots.html
Mark
Kelly, Gabby Giffords at Arizona Kamala Harris rally: FULL SPEECH (Connecting
the Dots: Mark Kelly, Gabby Giffords, Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden, Gun Control
& Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Americans for Responsible Solutions)
Thursday,
September 12, 2024
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/09/mark-kelly-gabby-giffords-at-arizona.html
Bill
Gates-Funded Climate Group Slashes Staff (Connecting the Dots: Bill Gates, The Breakthrough Energy Coalition, The Climate Reality
Project, The New York Times, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, The World
Economic Forum & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past
Research on the Breakthrough Energy Coalition)
Wednesday,
March 12, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/03/bill-gates-funded-climate-group-slashes.html
More
GOP Reps Join Call to Abolish ATF (Connecting the Dots: Bureau of Alcohol,
Tabacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Gun Control, Refugees International,
Patton Boggs LLP, The Raben Group, U.S. Department of Justice, Covington &
Burling LLP, The National Football League (NFL), Paul Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi
& Soros Funding, All Networking)
(Past Research on Mayors
Against Illegal Guns)
Friday,
January 17, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/01/more-gop-reps-join-call-to-abolish-atf.html
Sen.
Chuck Schumer demands that U.S. Army's handgun supplier doesn’t sell arms to
dealers doing business with criminals (Past
Research on Chuck Schumer)
Monday,
October 26, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/10/sen-chuck-schumer-demands-that-us-armys.html
Holder
Goes After 3D Printed Plastic Guns (Past Research
on Eric Holder, Chuck Schumer & Gun Control)
Saturday,
November 16, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/holder-goes-after-3d-printed-plastic.html
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