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.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to speak for about 10 minutes once Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has wrapped up his marathon speech. After that, a final vote will take place on President Trump's domestic policy bill.

Johnson, who has said he has the votes to pass the legislation, told reporters he expects a signing ceremony for the bill will be held on Friday.

"Potentially before the B-2s fly," Johnson said, referencing the White House celebration set to mark the Fourth of July.