Members of Congress chill in casinos, Disney World, with celebs during two-week vacation as thousands of DHS workers go unpaid

WASHINGTON — They have no shame.Members of Congress have been spotted enjoying the good life in casinos, at Disney World, and on overseas jaunts during their two-week, so-called “work from district” time, while thousands of Department of Homeland Security workers have been left unpaid.Both the House and Senate adjourned last week despite talks to end the longest shutdown in US history collapsing, giving scores of federal workers little hope of getting compensated for their work anytime soon.“Congress needs to come back,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Monday.

“Democrats need to fund the Department of Homeland Security.”On Sunday, Rep.Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee, was spotted at a casino bar in Fontainebleau Las Vegas in photos released by TMZ.Garcia noted that his father has lived in Sin City for 15 years and attempted to shift the blame to GOP leadership for the shutdown.

“I try to see him whenever I can,” Garcia said of his father.“And like I said a few days ago, Speaker Mike Johnson should have never sent us all home.”Lawmakers in the House and Senate get paid a minimum of $174,000 a year, depending on their role.

Their constitutionally protected paychecks come through regardless of whether the government shuts down due to a congressional deadlock.Over the weekend, Sen.

Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) posted a picture of himself posing next to late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel in Los Angeles — far away from his home state — while participating in a “No Kings” rally.The Post contacted Murphy’s office for an explanation about why he was so far from Connecticut.

A myriad of Democrats in Congress, such as Rep.Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.) and others, were seen at “No Kings” protests over the weekend, often posting photos of themselves at the rallies.Rep.

Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) was seen enjoying his grandson’s baseball game back in Georgia.Since Co...