Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> Minority Leader <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HakeemJeffries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HakeemJeffries</span></a> is using the so-called "magic minute" to speak for as long as he wants during debate.</p><p>Also called the "leadership minute", it is a long-standing custom in the House that permits party leaders extended debate time on the floor.</p><p>The record for the "magic minute" is >8 hours set by then <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> Min Ldr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KevinMcCarthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KevinMcCarthy</span></a> in 2021 when he gave a circuitous speech against Biden's $1.75T bill.</p><p>McCarthy broke Democratic congresswoman <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NancyPelosi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NancyPelosi</span></a>’s 2018 record.</p>