Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., the chair of the House Ways and Means Committee said House Republicans want a budget bill with tax cuts on President Donald Trump’s desk by Memorial Day.

“We need the Senate to not be wasting time,” Smith said at an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute, according to Politico.

House Republicans passed a budget bill in February on a party-line vote despite a razor thin majority. While Smith wants Senate Republicans to move quickly, Senate Republicans are still weighing to pass a bill extending the Trump tax cuts later this year, while House Republicans would prefer to pass everything in one bill.

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