McCarthy’s Record-Breaking Speech Forces Democrats to Delay Vote on Massive Spending Package

In this image from House Television, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks on the House floor during debate on the Democrats' expansive social and environment bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Nov. 18, 2021. House Television via AP

Democrats in the House of Representatives early Friday delayed a vote on President Joe Biden’s massive spending bill after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) took to the House floor for over eight hours.

Democrat leaders wanted to vote on the $1.8 trillion bill before the clock struck midnight, but McCarthy started speaking at 8:38 p.m. on Thursday and didn’t stop until 5:10 a.m. on Friday morning.