{"id":15375,"date":"2026-07-24T05:17:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T00:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15375"},"modified":"2026-07-24T05:17:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T00:17:25","slug":"house-gops-parting-message-for-senate-on-reconciliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15375","title":{"rendered":"House GOP&#039;s parting message for Senate on reconciliation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/rzpGLCmDfdtY3lTnswD9aCOstCc=\/0x322:6000x3697\/1366x768\/2026\/07\/23\/1784833126102.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>House GOP leaders are turning up the heat on Senate Republicans, calling on them to move quickly on the House&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/22\/house-republicans-reconciliation-iran-funding-save-act\" target=\"_blank\">$95 billion reconciliation package<\/a> despite resistance from Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>Before they split town, House leaders left some instructions for their<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/21\/congress-reconciliation-omb-iran-republicans\" target=\"_blank\"> Senate<\/a> colleagues.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;The Senate needs to move on reconciliation before November, and I think the pressure from the American people is going to be unbearable if they refuse to act,&#8221; NRCC Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/06\/09\/hudson-trump-midterms-iran-prices\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Hudson<\/a> (R-N.C.) told Axios on Thursday. <\/li>\n<li>&#8220;For the Senate to sit on their hands and do nothing, I think, will be unsustainable.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Driving the news:<\/strong> Thune poured cold water on the House&#8217;s timeline, telling reporters this week that he plans to wait until government funding is resolved before taking up the budget resolution.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The reconciliation measure would give billions for the war in Iran, farm assistance and include components of the SAVE America Act.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>House Majority Leader Steve Scalise<\/strong> (R-La.) told Axios in a pen-and-pad session Thursday that he expects the White House to ramp up pressure on the Senate.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;They can say all day long, you know, &#8216;It&#8217;s going to be hard.&#8217; Everything&#8217;s hard. Give me a lecture about how hard things are. That&#8217;s what I do every day. They&#8217;ve got to figure out a way to get it done,&#8221; Scalise told Axios of his colleagues in the Senate.<\/li>\n<li>Scalise said the reconciliation package \u2014\u00a0because it only requires a simple majority \u2014\u00a0means Senate Republicans won&#8217;t have the &#8220;excuse of the filibuster&#8221; to avoid passing the SAVE Act.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>White House Press Secretary <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/2080334747402654091\" target=\"_blank\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> said Trump&#8217;s &#8220;patience is running out&#8221; with Thune during a press briefing Thursday when asked about SAVE. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Well, maybe she or somebody else ought to get on the phone and get the votes,&#8221; Thune told reporters when asked about the comments. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Between the lines:<\/strong> Thune has become a favorite target of House conservatives, who have spent months trying to shame him into taking up the SAVE Act.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thune has repeatedly said he doesn&#8217;t have the votes. <\/li>\n<li> &#8220;He seems to be doing his best to try to pretend he&#8217;s working on the SAVE America Act while not working on the SAVE America Act,&#8221; Rep. 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