Nancy Pelosi sets record with eight-hour speech on DACA
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US politician Nancy Pelosi spoke for a little more than eight hours in the House of Representatives to oppose the budget deal to lift spending caps and avert a government shutdown because the plan does not address immigration issues. The House Historian's office told CNN that Pelosi's speech on Wednesday was the longest on record on the House floor.
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The House Minority Leader started speaking shortly after 10 a.m., and wrapped the speech a little after 6.10 p.m. "I have had the privilege of reading the testimony from Dreamers, I still have more," she said, receiving applause in the chamber. "I thank all of you."
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A source close to the California Democrat told CNN that she thought of the idea overnight to speak for hours on the House floor. She was wearing four-inch-heels while delivering the speech and only sipped water, the source said.
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The budget deal, which was proposed by Senate leaders on Wednesday, will require Democratic support to pass the House, so the House Democratic leader's comments make the plan's future unclear.
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Pelosi said she opposed that the spending deal because it does not include a permanent solution for undocumented immigrants affected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme.
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