Top Republican spotted 'living it up' on beach as shutdown drags on: report [View all]

Source: Raw Story

April 3, 2026 10:31PM ET


House Majority Leader Steve Scalise was spotted vacationing in Alabama as the government shutdown continues, according to photos obtained by TMZ.

The Louisiana Republican, the second-highest ranking member of the House behind Speaker Mike Johnson, was seen near Orange Beach during the current congressional recess.

TMZ reported Friday that Scalise was photographed walking out of a local seafood market with a bag of food while accompanied by a two-person security detail and a driver. The outlet described the MAGA lawmaker as “living it up on the Floribama shore” during what it characterized as a two-week break from Washington, D.C.

Scalise is among several members of Congress who have been spotted away from the Capitol during the shutdown, as lawmakers fled D.C. for the recess – without fully funding the government.

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Link to TMZ article - Rep. Steve Scalise This Shutdown's a Beach!!!



Last fall, he as House Majority Leader, along with SOH Mikie, kept the House on vacation for 7 weeks during a shutdown, refusing to do any legislative work, and even refusing to swear in newly-elected (after a special election) AZ Rep. Adelita Grijalva, who replaced her father, (D) stalwart Raúl Grijalva, who had passed away.