Congress

‘The Senate Being the Senate’: House Republicans Are Frustrated With the Lack of Action on Reconciliation

“The Senate is a creature that moves at its own speed,” Rep. Frank Lucas said. “No one, short of the Lord, can speed them up or slow them down.”

Mike Johnson

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and the House Republican leadership meet with reporters at the Capitol. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

By Daniella Diaz, Ursula Perano and Reese Gorman

March 26, 2025 05:30 AM

With Congress moving at a glacial pace on President Donald Trump’s agenda — even for Congress — House Republicans are getting annoyed with their Senate counterparts.

“What are they waiting on? That’s what we’re asking,” Rep. Ralph Norman told NOTUS on Tuesday. “They got to move on it. They got to do something.”

During a meeting at the Treasury Department with top leaders from both chambers, House Republicans took their frustration with the Senate’s lack of hustle on the reconciliation bill directly to the Trump administration.