I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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Cory, I feel indebted to you. Thank you for putting yourself out there to speak out loud all of the things that are heavy on our minds that we must fight to preserve are currently under attack. You were and are an inspiration and I’m so grateful.
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Wow, thank you for this! It's amazing to have witnessed AOC's struggle from obscurity into the limelight of the world's stage. She's become a national treasure. I look forward as the uprising takes off and MORE outstanding people follow in her footsteps.
Thanks 🙏 Please check out some of the others on my Youtube and I'm releasing a couple of really powerful tracks and videos this week so pls sub to not miss them- need to share the songs and vids with people who didn't vote 👍
Sen. Booker, truly you made good trouble
"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble."
Gargantuan, gladiatorial, glorious effort and achievement, Senator. Thank you for being the example others must follow. My gratitude and admiration know no bounds. ✨
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A lot of people are pissed that unanimous consent was given right after the Senator finished — would love to know why he isn’t also using that mechanism!
I'm an old black woman from the Jim Crow South, and we won't go back, and no one will turn us back without a fight! So, I kept my tissue box near me during the final hours of his speech!
I too wept as he spoke. He was exhausted, however he still had much energy left. He was just as fired up as when he started. I am so happy that we have someone to look after us.
I’m a white gay man 37 years of age struggling daily with Fibromyalgia.
Ma’am, I have your back. My generation, we will not tolerate going back. We Millennials were raised tough, crisis after crisis. We will NEVER back down at the face of injustice. We got this, together!
I'm from Oklahoma where people get beat down so they don't do anything but now so many are pissed and motivated to change things here, they can change where you live too even if it is hard to do so long as we all make the effort. Stay strong!
He spent several hours at a very small, targeted community presentation I attended. He was thoughtful and asked very insightful questions of the presenters. He’s the real deal.
The moment to not be silent was on 1/21/21 when Biden did NOT say 'leaders who attempted coup would be brought to justice & Congress will expel traitors.' That's when Dem leaders needed to unite, back then Booker treated traitor leaders with respect, & now fascists hold all the power. But good job
The lessons from history are that recriminations will get you nowhere now. Get behind any acts of resistance whoever, or wherever, they come from or don't blame them if it doesn't work.
Right? Oh, boy, he stood up and talked for a day. I mean, I'm glad he bothered at all, but that still does nothing to make whole the people who have already been bulldozed by this administration and this is not indicative of further organization on the part of the Dem party but ppl do be glazing.
I mean, to be fair, it's a damn sight more than most other democrats have done, a low bar I know, but he still jumped to clear it. Plus people hearing him speak might get more folks out to protest. Big one coming up on the 5th, 50501, look for it.
What do you mean it does nothing? You don’t know that. It could change the way people (even Senators) vote, and rally them to action. It was a lesson in passion, fortitude and commitment. Your negativity won’t cancel that.
You’re missing the importance of The Show, which is surprising given how Trump has succeeded on showmanship. He cut through the noise, if only briefly. He’ll be all over news, pods, socials all week.
Can’t fix it all but you have to start somewhere. Dems are waking up and finding hope.
Dem resistance has to start somewhere. This was a decent start because it grabbed a lot of attention.
We need to build a broad coalition, & posturing about purity torpedoes that goal. We should expect far more for the future. But grousing about the past is counterproductive.
Democrats threw away everything liberals cared about, now they offer is stupid crocodile tears between rapping and murdering the Innocent Hamas who are morally ethically and spiritually superior to them in every weary
Hamas are not innocent. Many many Palestinians are, and what has happened to them is genocide by any other name. But Hamas are a contributing factor to their genocide so not innocent.
Hamas, Hamas...fucking murdering, warmongers, cowards...don't start none, won't be none! You fucks are just as responsible for the deaths of your people as Netanyahu. Again, don't start none, won't be none!
May our democratic leaders follow in the steps of Booker, and then ascend past him. And may whoever follows in their lead, do so again.
Until at last, each of our leaders have climbed so high that they are ruthless, courageous and unwaivering in their pursuit of liberty, human rights and justice.
It's time WE listen to HIM! WE need to remember that we have power. We have voices. When they come out and do press conferences, there are a few. When we go out and hit the streets, there can be millions! We need to fight for our freedom!
Honorable Senator, thank you! Thank you for standing up for what it right and good! I live in Texas and met you twice when you came here to help congressional candidates running for office. You are what is right about this country! We are with you!
What you did, was exactly what the people needed rn. Your determination, stamina, conviction, empathy and compassion...well, it was inspiring,hopeful. You get it, we get it, but a chunk of the Dem party hasn't yet. You are a leader, and IMO, you may have humanized at least 4 R's. We choose YOU CB.
Tell Schumer and the other senior citizens in Congress to please choose younger replacements and step down. We need people who can stay up past 9pm and fight. These are dangerous times. Thank you.
At the time, Biden really was the only one who could beat him. He had 92% of the African American vote. Let's ride this wave, stay positive and affect the change we want.
That old white man brought us out of a deadly pandemic, boosted the flattened economy and created a ton of jobs. He did fuck up by running again but in 2019 before the race, he truly was the only one who could win. IMO, a younger generation is taking shape and we have to stay positive and united.
I don't think so but right now, we have to take things one day at a time. Booker is in the limelight, he has proven his worthiness to lead. We put the pressure on to let Dems know to ride this wave and make him Senate Leader.
Thank you, sir. Thank you for voicing the truth about what is happening to the people of this country. John Lewis would be proud of the good trouble we witnessed in this moment.
👏 👏 25+Hours!! Sleep well Senator, much deserved. At 3am I cuddled in with my wife and tiny human. It was the best sleep I’ve had since the night of the election; knowing you were at the helm. Thank you again, from all of us shouting at the top of our lungs. This is about right and wrong!!!
There aren’t enough words to thank you for the powerful inspiration and for standing up and getting in the way. May we all have the courage to give what we have to the fight for liberation.
Thank you for rising to the occasion and showing others there is path. I hope your colleagues in the Dem party take a hint and join you. Well done @booker.senate.gov
Absolutely. Each & every dem needs to do their best to match Booker, even if they can't go the distance. It would be great to see them take turns. Grateful he showed them it could be done & the power of the action, the effect it has on us all & the future of democracy.
And any Republican with a conscience needs to stop protecting their careers with fealty and start acting with commitment to their oath to uphold the Constitution. That’s their ONE job.
See, this is The problem. What do you mean, the next Obama? The next one who will deport more people than any other president in history? The next president who will use drones to bomb civilians at a greater rate than any other time in history?
I'd be happy to vote for him. Maybe he's not perfect, but he finally listened to us as we were out here screaming for someone to do something...which, after all, is what we elect representatives to do. And he's a damn sight closer to what we need than the GOP is.
Thank you, Senator. YOU are the leader in the Senate we need right now. Thank you for doing hard things, speaking truth to power and for giving us hope. Rest well!
I was listening to a gospel choir and took a peak (discretely, I promise) at my phone. I broke down in tears of joy and relief at the light you shined on our nation with your historic, record-breaking speech. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Last night I said thanks. 2day I find NO ONE voted no to unanimous consent afterward, so no actual action. I suspect Schumer said yes, do a big, huge gesture. It'll make us "feel" good & won't piss off center-right SV donor$. But he said NO to stopping UC cuz that'd be too radical for them, right?
The lesson here is we need younger blood in Congress. People who can stay up late. Schumer needs to resign along with all the other senior citizens. They can be consultants to help the younger members learn the ropes. But, to stay at this time in history is selfish .
I agree in most part with your assessment...but young people need to be more engaged. I work in a grocery store with lots of young people and I try to engage them in political discourse. Most shy away from it. I walk around with voter registration forms in my pocket.
I have been to a number of political rallies and have been standing outside of our local Tesla dealership for weeks. The average protester seems to be women over the age of 40.
What can be done to engage the youth...the future is their's?
Ok, but I would rather see them go into it with their eyes wide open and focused. If they don't start participating now, how will they deal with what is coming?
Thank you so much @booker.senate.gov there is still so much work to do for tomorrow! But today (and yesterday) you put up a fight and made so many of us proud. Please get some rest. The fight continues tomorrow.
He ran in 2020, but the Democratic Party, i.e. their voters in the primaries, wanted Biden instead. That was as weird to me (🇩🇪) as Trump being re-elected.
Biden ran 2 or 3 times before he finally got the nomination.
Having run before (& lost) isn’t necessarily a negative. In fact, it could be a learning experience that helps make a better candidate the next time around.
Biden was my choice for the nominee in 2020 but only because I thought he would appeal to some Republicans over trump. And some undecided, those attention seekers that they are. I just wanted whoever would be that son of a bitch
What an ignorant koolaid drunk fool you are baker douche. We need to fix our country first, and help others second. America is being destroyed from inside the house and now is not the time to use Israel as a talking point.
Fix our own country but blow the feck out of another country killing women and children. Why not concentrate on your own country you ignorant clown and leave innocent woman and children alone
Maybe we need to focus on the positive work being done, join the fight for real and clean House (Senate, Supreme Court, White House) ASAP! Bravo: Wisconsin and Senator Cory Booker!
I'm happy to join the thousands of other people who are saying *THANK YOU,* good sir, for taking a stand & making some noise on behalf of the side of sanity. We need a lot more leaders like you, Bernie, AOC, Jasmine, etc. We must meet the other side's ardent absurdity w/ EQUALLY ardent pushback. ✊🏼
I couldn't watch the entire 24 hrs..but I did watch close to the last 12 hrs..I was surprisingly glued to the tele! You had such relevant things to say..and when someone I knew said "what's the point " I thought.. you fucking idiot.. you don't get it..but I got it.and I thank you for it...thank you
I was glued I fell asleep, woke up, he was still going, fell asleep again and woke up, he still running up the mountain. His stamina is remarkable, his adrenaline was remarkable! He's a true warrior!
Thank you Senator! You did John Lewis and America proud.(And vegans!) Hope you get some rest cause we'll need you back.
Thank you for listening to your constituents. Thank you for rising to the moment for them & thank you for speaking up!
#GoodTrouble
Veganism Bravo Thank for you courage Decency is a learning behavior Your humility before most show who we are a nation of empathy citizens We Will prevail God bless you and keep you protected Amen
I was with you from 3:30 EST until you relinquished the floor. SO hopeful to hear you and the other participants treat each other with dignity and respect while speaking of values and dreams of the American people. As long as there are members of Congress like you I have faith in America.
Yes! Him giving flowers to all of his counterparts along with articulating more than perfect answers even if it was repetitive, the passion, the stamina never stopped ! I cried a few times watching him.
I sent multiple emails to McCormick about opposing confirmations - he responded with drivel about Trump wanting disruptors. Wonder how he liked Hegseth's "disruption" via Signal, as a veteran himself. He & Fetterman are both useless in my opinion.
I had one one reply from McCormick. (One, but I have called and emailed multiple times). The letter said what a great job Trump is doing and how McCormick supports him. Oh. And yes, the Senator will always protect Pennsylvanians.
We, in Canada, have been watching everything unravel in your country and I'm so sorry you've lost your job. It is just so unfair what's happening. It is literally keeping me up at night.
All the love to our Canadian neighbors, with extra appreciation to those that still have it in their hearts to worry for those that didn't vote for this. Sadly, we as a country did this to ourselves and now we have to find a way to dig ourselves out of it
When you look at the numbers and realize that those who voted for the disastrous duo are a minority. Today mattered. Wisconsins’s vote today mattered. There is momentum. It’s scary to hope but there’s reason to hope.
I have been following Wisconsin's vote and am absolutely ecstatic with the results. And it was absolutely inspiring to see Cory Booker break the record. Hope still exists.
So sorry you lost your job by individuals that will never know what it means to work for a living. I wish that I could help you more. Maybe we should do a go fund me for all the people that have lost their jobs because of doge.
As a retired Veteran and federal employee, I thank you for your service. I am sorry for what is happening right now. It is illegal, and I hope you will get your position back with back pay.
I guess. We’ll see. April 5th was already on the books. People in Wisconsin and Florida have showed up. Tesla stock is falling. The movement is here. He needs to do a material thing to help. What did he slow down? What was gained besides name recognition? And now people think he is a hero..for what?
People like you make me sick. This was not a fkng stunt. If you don’t realize the significance of this then you’re the problem and need to be weeded out.
I’m fine. Just tired of people who try to minimize an important act of defiance. Calling this a stunt is stupidity and sounds like something you would hear on Fox.
I think I understand who Booker is. Remember he voted for Marco Rubio just a few weeks ago, approving a Trump cabinet pick. Remember he takes a lot of money and is in bed with AIPAC. He’s a centrist and they are the best at losing elections when major change is needed.
I don’t think you need to die. I would never say that about anyone. I just wonder if you really want to win because surely you know Democrats cannot win without people who have a centrist view. Weeding out means trying to find out what your true agenda is. Now I know.
I 100% get where you are coming from, but I would like to hear your reasoning as to why their statement is bad. It was an amazing act of defiance and it will hopefully spur his colleagues into action, but why is saying “keep it going and act on your symbolic defiance” is bad? We have momentum use it
Bcuz of who Booker has been his entire political career. That makes words like ‘stunt’ necessary. He voted for Rubio he is in bed w/ AIPAC. He is a centrist. He’s doing what Obama did & pretending to be some progressive warrior. He’s not. He’s like Schumer more than anything. We need new leadership.
Wording. They didn't refer to it as symbolic defiance, they referred to it as a stunt. The wording was diminishing and demeaning, rather than encouraging the act to be used as a step rather than a single action. We need more "Yes, do this and more" and less "this was just a stunt, do more".
Agreed! Remember some people do things for clout or attention. Also remember not everyone has the same principals or morals or values. Some people look at the bigger picture versus all the details that create and change the bigger picture.
I was just thinking this! Not just the overthrow of a record; the overthrow by a Black man of a record set by an emphatic racist who hated the idea of Black people having equal civil rights!
For a minute there I thought you were talking about Steph Curry. That's where I'm at right now. Wilt was indeed my GOAT, but Curry got one of his records last night.
Bless your ❤️ we are all struggling . Hang in there! "From someone who is terrified and feels helpless" to another, I'm with you! But we CAN do something, let's do Tesla protests (bring a friend), call and email congress.
America is worth fighting for. ✨
One person at a time. Together.
Us. USA.
Stop talking and actually do something. Allowing unanimous consent on a vote right afterward demonstrates you are all talk and no action. You need to do everything possible to stall, delay, or stop the current administration
You landed on my Donations list. Those who fight should get everything we can donate.
Chuckles and Hakeem need to go. Till that comes Donations slowed down. We need young fighters who show with actions and not CAN I SPEAK TO THE MANAGER letters
He gave us what we have been asking for. He showed courage and stood up to speak loudly against the destruction of our democracy. Are there any other Dems collecting a paycheck off our backs that care to follow?
We can not forget Al Green, who unfortunately got censored by democrats who should have applauded him. Life is so unfair. I won't forget what Al Green did for us.
I am honored to have witnessed your marathon defense of our nation’s ideals and your rallying cry for action, @booker.senate.gov . We are a more hopeful nation today than we were yesterday. I, and others like me, will remain committed to our shared cause. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️🤍💙 #resist the #oldorangetyrant
I second all of this. @booker.senate.gov , you were truly inspiring today. You uplifted us all and gave voice to our anger. We FINALLY feel like someone is listening!
#WeHold ✊
Well done Mr. Booker. You are a credit to your country. I won’t use the term patriot because like the Stars and Stripes, it’s been hijacked by MAGA. You’ve done the nation proud. You’re a very special man.
Thank you for your speech, sir. There's a lot of battle left, but having someone stand up and say "not while I'm watching", even for a day, is something this country has needed for months.
Exactly - if more people had Cory Booker’s spine we wouldn’t have to watch this country fall apart. I think too many dems are closet right leaning sympathizers…really hope we see more of this! Thank you Mr. Booker👏🏽👏🏽🔥
Thank you, Senator! I'll be drip-feeding your speech to my two Republican senators daily, one bite-sized piece at a time. They fool themselves into thinking we aren't paying attention.
Great idea. Senator Booker is my Senator (lucky me) and Rep Van Drew (the traitor) is my Representative. Van Drew deserves to get bite sized pieces of Senator Booker!
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Thanks from me and 80 million of us
When you broke the record, I cried with you.
Please continue to fight and know that we all are standing behind you, holding you up, praying for you and applauding you!
We’re lwith you.
Senator Cory Booker!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble."
A lot of people are pissed that unanimous consent was given right after the Senator finished — would love to know why he isn’t also using that mechanism!
Ma’am, I have your back. My generation, we will not tolerate going back. We Millennials were raised tough, crisis after crisis. We will NEVER back down at the face of injustice. We got this, together!
So many times when Cory was choked up, so was i!
Can’t fix it all but you have to start somewhere. Dems are waking up and finding hope.
We need to build a broad coalition, & posturing about purity torpedoes that goal. We should expect far more for the future. But grousing about the past is counterproductive.
Because what other options are there besides more & more of this & more & more protests. We need every ounce of fuel, wherever we can find it.
Until at last, each of our leaders have climbed so high that they are ruthless, courageous and unwaivering in their pursuit of liberty, human rights and justice.
This is why it’s so fucking hard to talk old/bad now.
It's the rich people with Wall Street money who have the only voices.
Imagine how much money 24 hours of "free" speech cost?
Stop looking to the past.
He's a war criminal, like every other president.
Get your head out of your rear and start fighting for real change.
This is how discourse happens.
Hope this helps.
What can be done to engage the youth...the future is their's?
This is why it’s so fucking hard to talk old/bad now.
Real leadership is in the house!
Fight them every way you can.
Senator Booker! What a tremendous act! You are a champion of liberty and an inspiration to us all!
Watch us live up to your example on Saturday #HandsOff2025.
Having run before (& lost) isn’t necessarily a negative. In fact, it could be a learning experience that helps make a better candidate the next time around.
Can I just say
Florida why?
Mickey Mouse lost common sense but the Cheese heads are squared away?!
Sometimes, we just need to hear someone speak to people as people.
💜🪷🕊️😊
Thank you for listening to your constituents. Thank you for rising to the moment for them & thank you for speaking up!
#GoodTrouble
Megan the pagan vegan did NOT vote for Reagan!
There are no gods, time to join us in reality.
They call me Mr Booker
❤️!
From a just forced-out HHS employee, thank you.
Thank you.
@booker.senate.gov
@corybooker.com
Keep the pressure on!
You are protecting America!
You are protecting Americans!
(From the spouse of a federal employee.)
We’re all already to go! He jumped in and is now getting praised for a stunt that David Blaine could have achieved.
It’s fine of it is a first step, but it’s not enough.
If things change I’ll eat crow.
I think I understand who Booker is. Remember he voted for Marco Rubio just a few weeks ago, approving a Trump cabinet pick. Remember he takes a lot of money and is in bed with AIPAC. He’s a centrist and they are the best at losing elections when major change is needed.
He caught a wave.
It’s phony.
America is worth fighting for. ✨
One person at a time. Together.
Us. USA.
https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/rules.htm
You landed on my Donations list. Those who fight should get everything we can donate.
Chuckles and Hakeem need to go. Till that comes Donations slowed down. We need young fighters who show with actions and not CAN I SPEAK TO THE MANAGER letters
Well done Sir
#WeHold ✊
Thank you 🙏.
12 would work too.
Or any amount of time to get the message out.
Mark Hatfield Republicans works too…
Ready. Set. Go
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