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5. House rule allows

Wed Feb 7, 2018, 05:33 PM

Feb 2018

Pelosi, D-Calif., began speaking shortly after 10 a.m., using her right as minority leader to speak for how long as she wants.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/02/07/politics/nancy-pelosi-house-democrats-spending-deal-congress-shutdown/index.html

I think Maxine and Nancy cooked up this scheme

We should all run cspan on one of our devices to show support

Here is cspan live stream

https://www.c-span.org/video/?440688-1/minority-leader-pelosi-holds-house-floor-demanding-vote-immigration-bill&live

Support Dreamers.

TUNE IN

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Nancy Pelosi hits the six hour mark... [View all] brooklynite Feb 2018 OP

Go Nancy! malaise Feb 2018 #1

how is it that they're letting her speak this long anyway? unblock Feb 2018 #2

House rule allows OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #5

I think she plans 40 hours OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #3

strom thurmond holds the record, 24 hours 18 minutes. unblock Feb 2018 #4

Is she still going? N/t underpants Feb 2018 #6

Just checked, and Rep. Pelosi is 77, going on 78. Hortensis Feb 2018 #7

This is a record Gothmog Feb 2018 #8

She is a wonderful leader! mcar Feb 2018 #9

Nancy Pelosi is told that she broke the record Gothmog Feb 2018 #10

Don't care how long she speaks, listen to what she is saying..n/t monmouth4 Feb 2018 #11