Booker says he hoped floor speech would be something that 'would unify our caucus'

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said on Wednesday he hoped to unify the Democratic party with his marathon floor speech this week after the caucus grew bitterly divided in debates over the continuing resolution last month.

In an interview on MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber,” Booker described those tense moments behind closed doors last month, when asked why he picked this week to set a new record for the longest floor speech in Senate history.

“You know, we had a terrible fight in the Senate.