Watch: Nancy Pelosi Holds House Floor Demanding Immigration Vote

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, launched a filibuster-style speech Wednesday with the aim of pressuring Republicans in the House to act on the status of young immigrants granted temporary protections under DACA.

As minority leader, Pelosi can speak for as long as she wants, The Washington Post notes. Pelosi began speaking at 10:04 a.m. eastern time and ended the speech after 6 p.m., just over the eight hour mark. The hashtag #GoNancyGo was trending on Twitter around early evening.

"I have no intention of yielding back, Mr. Speaker," she said at 3:40 p.m., according to C-Span.

The House Historian said Pelosi ahs set the record for the longest continuous speech in the House since at least 1909, according to The Washington Post.

Pelosi's speech came on the eve of another government shutdown deadline. The Senate on Wednesday reached a two-year budget deal that includes massive funding increases for both the Pentagon and domestic programs. However, the deal does not include protections for the "Dreamers."

Pelosi said she would oppose the measure unless her chamber's GOP leaders promised a vote on legislation to protect the younger immigrants.

Meanwhile, immigration activists joined liberal leaders in threatening political retribution against congressional Democrats who ignore young immigrants in the spending deal. The activists called out Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer by name.

You can watch Pelosi speak below:

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Photo: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., is shown on television as she speaks from the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, as a news conference that she was supposed to attend goes on in the background. Photo by Susan Walsh/Associated Press