magic minute

共和党のKevin McCarthy議員が8時間半を超える長大な議会演説を行ったということでニュースになっています。

It’s no secret that Kevin McCarthy wants to be the next speaker of the House. The Republican leader made that clear Thursday night and into Friday morning in the most literal way possible: by speaking — longer than any member of the chamber ever has.

McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) commanded the floor for 8 hours and 32 minutes, breaking Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s February 2018 record of 8 hours and 7 minutes, while stalling passage of a $1.7-trillion social spending bill that congressional Democrats intend to pass without any bipartisan support.

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The "magic minute" House rule allows party leaders to speak for an unlimited amount of time during debate.
(Marathon McCarthy speech highlights GOP leader’s play for speaker. Los Angeles Times. November 19, 2021.)


国会等、議会で長時間に及ぶ演説というと、いわゆる牛歩戦術（の一つの態様）を思い出します。

しかし、今回の長演説に関しては、"magic minute"という各党のリーダーにのみ与えられる特別ルールで認められているもので、"filibuster"とは別物だそうです。

8時間32分という時間は、民主党のペロシ氏が2018年の演説で記録した8時間7分を超える新記録。その際の記事がありました。

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., seized on the “magic minute” phenomenon at 10:04 a.m. ET Wednesday to rally support for a DACA agreement.

“I am going to go on as long as my leadership minute allows,” said Pelosi.
(Chad Pergram. Pelosi gets most out of 'magic minute' in record-setting speech for DACA. Fox News. February 8, 2018.)


"magic minute"に関しては以下のような解説も。


Three members of the House are allowed to speak for unlimited amounts of time during floor debate in what's known as a "magic minute": the speaker, majority leader and minority leader.
(Cristina Marcos. McCarthy delays swift passage of spending plan with record-breaking floor speech. The Hill. November 18, 2021.)