Throughout his speech Booker read letters from Americans about the impact that Trump’s agenda is having on their lives, drawing historical parallels and warning that the country faces a “looming constitutional crisis.

Sen. Cory Booker gave the longest Senate speech in recorded U.S. history, breaking Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 record set while opposing civil rights.

Cory Booker wrote himself into the Senate annals Tuesday, setting a new record for the chamber’s longest speech when he held the floor for more than 24 hours and surpassed the late Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster against civil rights.