Nancy Pelosi Sets Record For Longest Continuous Speech In House History

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) just made House history.

The Democrat spoke for more than eight hours on the House floor Wednesday, adamant that she would not support any long-term budget deal without a commitment from House Speaker Paul Ryan to allow a chamber vote on protecting young undocumented immigrants.  In the process, Pelosi set the record for the longest continuous speech in House history.

The House Historian’s Office confirmed the lawmaker’s record to HuffPost. The previous record dates back to at least 1909 when a Missouri representative named Champ Clark spoke for 5 hours and 15 minutes against a tariff overhaul, the historian’s office said.

In her marathon speech which wrapped up around 6:10 p.m., about eight hours and five minutes after she started Pelosi called on lawmakers to pass the Dream Act, a bill that would grant legal status to undocumented young people who came to the U.S. as children often called Dreamers.