# Political Theater: How much does the Homeland Security shutdown matter to the public?

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Podcast: [CQ Roll Call Policy and Politics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cq-roll-call-policy-and-politics-48177)
Published: 2026-04-02T12:45:00+00:00
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## Resource

Jason Dick and Jessica Wehrman wonder what members of Congress are doing on their two-week recess, coming as it does while the Homeland Security Department isn't being funded by Congress, as well as what they did, and observed, on recent trips back home to Arizona and Ohio, respectively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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