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Here’s What Merkley’s Overnight Senate Speech Was About

By Thomas McKinless

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Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley now holds the record for the eighth-longest floor speech (since 1900) after an overnight talk-a-thon over the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Watch for highlights and more about Merkley’s speech.

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