House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Kevin Owen McCarthyTrump asked Chamber of Commerce to reconsider Democratic endorsements: report The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill Trump's sharp words put CDC director on hot seat MORE (R-Calif.) late Monday took aim at Senate Republicans during a local GOP dinner in Indiana.

“We have 286 bills sitting in the Senate. We have to break that logjam,” McCarthy told a dinner hosted by the Allen County Republican Party, according to The Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne.

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“But if you're not strong enough to say you're going to repeal ObamaCare and then vote that way, you don't deserve to stay in the office.”

The newspaper noted that the crowd clapped after his line about lawmakers staying in office, although he did not specify any senators.

The comments from McCarthy come after the upper chamber failed in several attempts to repeal and replace ObamaCare. Prior to the Senate’s failed efforts, the House in May passed a bill meant to repeal ObamaCare.

McCarthy during the dinner also described President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE as "a disrupter," saying "that's exactly what we need."