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John Cornyn Announces Support for Ending Silent Filibuster to Pass SAVE America Act

Paxton pressed Cornyn to support ending the filibuster and said he might leave the race if leaders passed the bill.

John Cornyn Announces Support for Ending Silent Filibuster to Pass SAVE America Act
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John Cornyn said he would support using a talking filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act, after Ken Paxton challenged him to push for a change in Senate procedure. The dispute has become part of their Texas Senate primary contest.

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Ken Paxton
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Texas attorney general and Senate candidate challenging Cornyn

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John Cornyn
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Senator and Texas Senate candidate supporting a talking filibuster to pass the bill

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President whose agenda Paxton and Cornyn invoke

Mitch McConnell
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Senator accused by Paxton of opposing the bill

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John Cornyn Backs Senate Rule Change for SAVE America Act

Outlets agree that John Cornyn reversed course and said he would support changing Senate filibuster rules to pass the SAVE America Act while competing with Ken Paxton in Texas’s Republican Senate contest. Center outlets connect the procedural dispute to the runoff; Roll Call also ties it to the candidates’ efforts to win Donald Trump’s endorsement. Right-leaning outlets portray Cornyn’s reversal more as an electoral maneuver to counter Paxton and win Trump’s backing, while emphasizing his past inconsistency.

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