In 2016, Sen. Chris Murphy held the Senate floor for almost 15 hours to argue for gun-control legislation.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, high-quality contemporaneous sources (CNN, NBC/AP, PBS/AP, CBS, CBC) with consistent details on duration, timing, and context. [tier=silver indep_score=0.7 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance? (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/15/politics/gun-filibuster-senate-democrat (corroboration)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/orlando-nightclub-massacre/filibuster-ends-after-gop-agrees-allow-gun-control-votes-senator-n593396 (corroboration)
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senator-filibusters-for-gun-control-after-orlando-mass-shooting (corroboration)