Record #3259
Senators will not give up any of their two-week Easter recess to return to Washington and vote to end the DHS shutdown (recess ending ~mid-April 2026)
CorrectRecorded occurrence
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #3259 The Rubin Report · Host Shocked as Rubio Makes Him Regret Asking This Question
Original quoteI can guarantee you one thing. If you want one guarantee on today's program, nobody's going to be missing their vacation over this. That is not what these people, they're going to cash their checks and they are going to take their vacation.
Quote begins at 21:28
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How the call settles
Senate holds no session or vote on DHS/government funding before its two-week Easter recess ends in mid-April 2026
Our reasoning
YES on the research record because After its March 27 vote the Senate left for its scheduled two-week Easter recess and did not return until Monday, April 13, despite White House press secretary Leavitt publicly calling on Congress to cut the recess short; the shutdown continued through April and was not resolved until April 30.. Applied stored rule: Senate holds no session or vote on DHS/government funding before its two-week Easter recess ends in mid-April 2026.
Outcome evidence
After its March 27 vote the Senate left for its scheduled two-week Easter recess and did not return until Monday, April 13, despite White House press secretary Leavitt publicly calling on Congress to cut the recess short; the shutdown continued through April and was not resolved until April 30.
Outcome date: 2026-04-13
Verdict recorded: 2026-07-29
Basis: research