Cornyn denied pressure from primary opponent Ken Paxton or a potential Trump endorsement influenced his support.
California redistricting could put House GOP's most prominent Asian American member at risk. “I think, because there were people misrepresenting my position, I felt like it would be good to just be very clear.
”Paxton, Texas’s attorney general, advanced to a runoff election against Cornyn last week after neither garnered 50% of the vote. For weeks, Paxton has tried to make Cornyn’s noncommittal stance on a talking filibuster a political liability as MAGA World grows frustrated with the lack of Senate action, and both men aggressively court the president for an endorsement. At times, Cornyn has echoed GOP leaders in expressing resistance to the talking filibuster tactic, which would require Democrats to physically hold the floor to block the bill. Critics say the talking filibuster could logjam floor proceedings indefinitely and divide Republicans over unlimited simple-majority amendments from Democrats.until the GOP-controlled Senate passes the measure. Trump has also prodded congressional Republicans to attach other conservative policies to the legislation, including bans onBut Cornyn, an institutionalist who’s long defended preserving the traditional filibuster that only requires a senator to express opposition before 60 votes are needed, also has political cover from leadership. reiterated Monday the lack of support among Republicans for the talking filibuster, which many fear would forever weaken the 60-vote threshold. He downplayed the conservative backlash he’s faced over the SAVE Act, “Having studied it, researched it pretty thoroughly, you have to show me how in the end it prevails and succeeds,” Thune told reporters. “Because I think what has been promised out there is that it would actually, in the end, get an outcome, and I find it very hard to see that based on actual past experience.”Shortly after, Trump doubled down on his threat “not to sign anything” into law until the SAVE Act passes during a House Republican retreat in South Florida, pitching the party that the legislation will be pivotal to success in the November midterm elections. “If it takes you six months, I’m for not approving anything. I’m for not approving anything. I don’t think we should approve anything until this is approved, and they can’t win politically,” Trump said. “You have them in a corner, and they’re listening to every word I’m saying.”
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