Internet reported that U.S. Democratic leader Jeffries spoke in the House of Representatives for more than eight hours, breaking the House speech time record, in order to delay the passage of the "big and beautiful" bill. Jeffries used his speaking time to read letters from voters who might be affected by cuts to the social protection safety net program and named Republicans who were about to support the bill. The speech was the Democrats 'last resort to delay passage of the bill. Still, the bill is expected to pass later Thursday to meet the Republican Party's own July 4 deadline. Most Republicans ignored the speech. House Speaker Johnson called the speech a "complete waste of everyone's time."