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Congressmen Spotted on Spring Break Amid Shutdown

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TMZ exposes Congress members on spring break amid funding fight, with photos of Senators Lindsey Graham and Robert Garcia enjoying vacations, sparking controversy and criticism.

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Congressmen Spotted on Spring Break Amid Shutdown

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US News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Congressmen Spotted on Spring Break Amid Shutdown. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On March 31, TMZ dropped a bunch of photos catching members of Congress, jetting off for spring break while the Department of Homeland Security. Funding fight hits its six-week with no end in sight. Pictures show Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina, chilling at Walt Disney World in Florida, waving a bubble wand in line for rides and grabbing. Food at Park Spots. They also snap representative Robert Garcia from California, kicking back at a Las Vegas resort. Graham hid back saying he voted seven times to fund the government fully and pointed fingers at Democrats, claiming his forward to stop was just a link. Up with friends after meetings, Garcia explained he was there visiting his dad, who's lived in Vegas 15 years and slammed house speaker Mike Johnson for sending everyone home. Early, the shots kept coming with more lawmakers from both sides like Senators Ted Cruz from Texas, Bernie Sanders from Vermont, and Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee spotted at airports or boarding flights during recess.

TMZ's pushing hard now with founder Harvey Levin calling on folks to send in picks of politicians cruising or lounging in Hawaii, turning up the heat on wider vacationing while federal workers sweat the shut down blues. I'm Cory with the story. That's your U.S. News today update AI powered and always on.

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