As Sen. Cory Booker delivered a marathon speech on the Senate floor in protest of President Trump's policies, questions emerged about how the New Jersey Democrat was surviving the feat of endurance without going to the bathroom. His colleague, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who delivered a speech lasting 21 hours and 19 minutes in 2013, which Booker surpassed Tuesday afternoon, had some advice. "The most frequent question I would get about it is, OK, what do you do about going to the bathroom?
Main Idea: Sen. Cory Booker’s long Senate speech drew advice from Sen. Ted Cruz, who said the key to lasting through a marathon floor speech is to take in “nothing” and let “nothing” out.
Key Points:
Senate stunts can distract from policy debates that affect jobs, taxes, health care, and household costs.
Cory Booker’s protest may draw public attention to Trump policies and push voters to pay closer attention.
Rate how each entity in this article affected the American people.
Primary focus of the article as the senator delivering the marathon speech and setting the main event being.
Provides central advice and commentary on the Senate speech endurance issue, with the article substantially focused on his.
Referenced as the president whose policies prompted Booker’s speech; important context but not the main subject.
Booker is identified as a Democratic senator, but the party is only background context in the article.
Cruz is identified as a Republican senator, but the party itself is only background political context rather than.
Mentioned as the source of advice Cruz received in a prior filibuster; relevant supporting figure but not a.
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