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At 1:26 p.m. on Thursday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries broke the record for the longest House floor remarks in U.S. history, surpassing the previous mark that was set by Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy in 2021.

"We don't work for President Trump. We don't work for JD Vance. We don't work for Elon Musk. Mr. Speaker, as all of us prepare to cast this vote, I hope my Republican colleagues will come to the conclusion that we work for the American people," Jeffries said as he drew close to the record.

House Democrats surrounded him as he spoke, standing and clapping and shaking their heads in agreement as he slammed the bill's impact on health care and food assistance programs.

"Shame on this institution if this bill passes. That's not America, we're better than this. We are better, we are better," Jeffries said.

Approaching the record for the longest House floor speech ever, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said this is not the end for Democrats in fighting for the American people.

"We gotta fight a lot of battles on behalf of the American people. It's not over," Jeffries said.

"This is just one of them," he added, "but we wanted to make sure that the American people had an opportunity to fully and more completely understands, in the light of day, just how damaging this one big, ugly bill will be to the American people."

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is now 10 minutes away from breaking a record in the House for the longest floor speech ever -- an accomplishment held by Republican Kevin McCarthy, who four years ago spoke for 8 hours and 32 minutes in opposition to President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" legislation.

Throughout his remarks, aides have been passing him notes and teeing up content for him to read from.

Moments ago, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries surpassed the 8-hour mark using his magic minute as he continues to slam the GOP megabill.

He is closing in on breaking the record -- to do so, he must speak until 1:26 p.m. ET without yielding the floor.