Tuesday, April 1 — Virginia U.S. Sen. Mark Warner stood up at the Senate this morning to boost the ongoing filibuster of New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, who has held the floor for over 15 hours as of 10:30 a.m. today. He joined a string of colleagues who were allowed to ask questions permitted Booker brief relief in his marathon. Senate colleagues Chris Coon, Ed Markey, Chuck Shumer and Elizabeth Warren were ones that bracketed Warner’s turn to ask about aspects of the Trump administration’s use of massive budget cuts, punitive tariffs and steps to undermine NATO and the Atlantic Alliance.
Warner Boosts Booker as Filibuster Passes 15 Hours
FILE Ñ Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, during a hearing on worldwide threats on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 11, 2024. Warner says the United States was more susceptible to Russian influence operations than it was during the 2020 elections. (Kent Nishimura/The New York Times)