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Hakeem Jeffries ends his record-setting House floor speech after 8 hours and 44 minutes.

Hakeem Jeffries delivered a record-setting House floor speech lasting 8 hours and 44 minutes, breaking the previous record held by Kevin McCarthy.

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The claim states that Hakeem Jeffries ended a record-setting House floor speech after 8 hours and 44 minutes. According to the search results, particularly from recent news coverage aggregated on Bing News, Jeffries broke the previous record for the longest House floor speech, which was held by Kevin McCarthy at 8 hours and 32 minutes. Jeffries' speech lasted approximately 8 hours and 44 minutes, confirming the claim.

The sources describe Jeffries beginning his marathon speech early in the morning and continuing without a time limit, reading letters from constituents and protesting legislation. There is no contradictory information in the search results disputing the length or record-setting nature of the speech. The other sources primarily relate to Hakeem Olajuwon, a basketball player, and are unrelated to this political event.

Therefore, based on the relevant and recent news reports, the claim is accurate.

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