Democratic leader speaks for more than five hours on House floor as Republicans aim to vote on Trump’s major tax bill – live

Hakeem Jeffries delays final vote after Republican-controlled House advanced Trump’s sweeping tax bill in a late-night procedural vote Trump’s tax bill passes step in House, paving way for legislation What’s in Trump’s major tax bill? Jeffries has just passed the five-hour mark and has no intention of stoping: “We still got some ground to cover.” “We are going to continue as Democrats to take our sweet time on behalf of the American people because the issues are too significant to ever walk away from,” Jeffries said, to cheers from the Democrats in the chamber.