Sen. Luther Strange (R-Ala.) on Sunday urged senators to keep working to make progress on healthcare and other key policy issues.

"We need to work as hard as President Trump is working," he said during an interview on Fox News.

The freshman lawmaker admitted he's new to the ways of Washington.

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"I have only been there a little over four months," he said, commenting on Congress' summer recess. "It seems to me we should be rolling up our sleeves."

The idea of taking a monthlong break in Augustbefore addressing key issues, including healthcare and taxes, "doesn't sit well with me," he added.

"And I'm positive it doesn't sit well with the citizens of my state."