Trump pushes SAVE Act at SOTU amid debate over amending filibuster

Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the president's remarks on the SAVE Act and its future in the Senate.

The most important thing to know about this week’s primary results in Texas is that nearly 60% of Republican voters told sitting Sen. John Cornyn that they do not want him returning to Washington, and it will take more than an endorsement from President Donald Trump to change that.

On Thursday, Cornyn’s opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, made an interesting offer to avoid an ugly and costly runoff election in May. Put simply, if the Senate approves the Save America Act, requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, then Paxton will drop out.

It is an elegant solution that had been suggested by some commentators, including myself, once it became clear that neither Cornyn nor Paxton had cleared the 50% hurdle to avoid a runoff, and it would save Trump from having to swoop in and make an endorsement.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his bitter rival, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, are heading to a runoff in Texas, further extending their bloody primary battle until late May.  (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images; Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The president said Friday that he would make a decision on whom to endorse "fairly shortly," but added that he wants "the full and complete Save America Act" passed, the first time he explicitly connected the two.

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The offer to Senate GOP leadership, desperate to hang on to their old buddy, seems to be, "You pass the Save America Act, and I’ll save John Cornyn." And even Paxton is on board.

This solution is a perfect one, specifically because the Save America Act is a microcosm of everything that frustrated GOP voters hate about the Republican establishment that runs the Senate. It polls at 70-80% approval, and yet it can’t get passed.

Why did 60% of Republicans send this stinging message to Cornyn and the GOP on Tuesday? Because, for all their big talk, men like Majority Leader John Thune and his inner circle of exceedingly careful lawmakers can’t get anything done, even when it's something as popular as Santa Claus.

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Tellingly, over the weekend leading up to Tuesday’s election in the Lone Star State, the most prominent ads on TV were not for any particular candidate but rather a pro-Save America Act spot that broke down exactly how senators, like Cornyn, could vote to protect U.S. elections.

I heard about the issue directly from voters, including one man from El Paso who told me, "If they can’t pass things that 80% of us want, then what is the point of all this?"

　　近日，丰泽区市场监管局收到线索，反映位于浦西万达附近的某云酒店春节期间住宿房价涨幅较大，涉嫌价格违法。经查，该酒店“智能零压大床房”非节假日门市价为279元/晚，春节期间平台预订价格高达984元/晚。根据当事人提供酒店近三个月平台订单数据，经核算，该酒店在春节期间住宿房价涨幅超承诺价，未履行其作出的价格承诺。当事人的上述行为涉嫌违反《中华人民共和国价格法》第十四条第（四）项“经营者不得有下列不正当价格行为：（四）利用虚假的或者使人误解的价格手段，诱骗消费者或者其他经营者与其进行交易；”和《明码标价和禁止价格欺诈规定》第十九条第（五）项“经营者不得实施下列价格欺诈行为：（五）无正当理由拒绝履行或者不完全履行价格承诺”的规定，丰泽区市场监管局予以立案查处。

　　丰泽区某纳酒店涉嫌价格违法案

　　近日，丰泽区市场监管局收到线索，反映位于西湖公园附近的某纳酒店春节期间住宿房价涨幅较大，涉嫌价格违法。执法人员调取该酒店近三个月订单及春节期间预订订单数据，经核算，该酒店“豪华大床房”近三个月均价为302.46元/晚，春节期间平台预订价格高达1182元/晚；“豪华双床房”近三个月均价为299.55元/晚，春节期间平台预订价格高达818元/晚。该酒店在春节期间住宿房价涨幅超承诺价，未履行其作出的价格承诺。当事人的上述行为涉嫌违反《中华人民共和国价格法》第十四条第（四）项“经营者不得有下列不正当价格行为：（四）利用虚假的或者使人误解的价格手段，诱骗消费者或者其他经营者与其进行交易；”和《明码标价和禁止价格欺诈规定》第十九条第（五）项“经营者不得实施下列价格欺诈行为：（五）无正当理由拒绝履行或者不完全履行价格承诺”的规定，丰泽区市场监管局予以立案查处。