Republicans on both sides of the Capitol were shaken at the party’s handling of the DHS funding dispute that led to a monthlong standoff, paralyzed the GOP agenda and prompted serious questions internally about whether their newfound majority can deliver anything significant over the next two years. The fear among House Republicans is that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will be too quick to heed Democratic demands and push through watered-down bills on education, trade, health care and the budget. And the worry among Senate Republicans is that their House counterparts will scuttle hard-fought compromises that offer the only way to overcome filibusters and get bills to President Barack Obama’s desk…

“Those people who ran around telling Americans that if both houses are in one party that things are going to start happening, with all due respect, probably oversold it,” said Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.). He added: “On just the straight political scorecard, congratulations Sen. Reid, looks like you are still running the Senate.”

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) said he “absolutely” was less optimistic that Congress can achieve its objectives after the DHS stalemate.

“I’d hate to be a U.S. senator and go home and defend my actions,” Gosar said. “We just started ramping up this fight against our senators, making sure they have an obligation to do their constitutional duty and debate this and not hide behind Robert’s Rules of Order.”