🔗 Share this article Congress Remains At an Impasse on Shutdown Prior to Monday Vote Getty Images Leaders from both major parties remain far apart on resolving the federal funding lapse as further legislative action nears on Monday. In separate Sunday interviews, the House minority leader and GOP leader each blamed the other's party for the persistent gridlock, which will enter its fifth consecutive day on Monday. Health Insurance Stands as Key Dividing Issue The central dividing issue has been health insurance. Democratic lawmakers want to guarantee coverage support for low-income individuals continue uninterrupted and aim to reverse cuts to the public health program. A measure supporting the government has passed the House, but has consistently stalled in the Senate. Accusations and Responses Grow The Democratic leader accused Republicans of "providing false information" about Democrats' intentions "due to their declining position in the public sentiment". However, the GOP leader said the opposition is "unserious" and participating insincerely - "they're doing this to get political cover". Congressional Timeline and Legislative Obstacles The Legislative body will likely reconvene Monday in the PM and revisit a two separate continuing resolutions to fund the government. Meanwhile, The minority caucus will gather Monday to address the impasse. The Republican leader has extended a legislative break for several days, meaning Congress' lower chamber will remain adjourned to take up a budget legislation if the senators propose amendments and find compromise. Legislative Math and Ideological Calculations GOP maintains a small edge of 53 votes in the 100-seat Senate, but budget legislation will demand 60 votes to become law. In his Sunday interview, the House speaker contended that the opposition's rejection to approve a short-term spending bill that maintained existing budgets was unwarranted. The healthcare tax credits in question remain active until the year's conclusion, he said, and a liberal measure would include excessive additional funding in a seven-week stopgap measure. "We have plenty of time to address that concern," he said. Border Claims and Medical Debate He also argued that the tax credits would fail to solve what he says are serious concerns with medical coverage systems, including "illegal aliens and able-bodied young men with no family responsibilities" using Medicaid. Certain conservative lawmakers, including the administration official, have portrayed the Democrats' position as "seeking to offer insurance advantages to illegal aliens". The opposition has refuted those allegations and individuals without legal status are ineligible for the schemes the liberal lawmakers advocate. Opposition Position and Healthcare Worries The opposition spokesman told Sunday news programs that liberal lawmakers consider the consequences of the expiring credits are serious. "We support the health insurance of US citizens," he said. "If Republicans continue to refuse to extend the medical legislation tax credit, tens of millions of US citizens are going to encounter significantly higher insurance costs, out-of-pocket expenses, and deductibles." National Polling Indicates Broad Disapproval Recent survey results has found that Americans view the approaches of all legislators of the funding lapse unfavorably, with the President also netting a negative reception. The research found that four-fifths of the around two-thousand five hundred respondents surveyed are significantly or slightly anxious about the shutdown's effect on the financial markets. Only less than one-quarter of those questioned said the GOP stance was worth a shutdown, while twenty-eight percent said the same of liberal lawmakers' stance. The research found citizens attribute responsibility to the Administration leader and GOP legislators mainly regarding the situation, at thirty-nine percent, but Democrats were not far behind at thirty percent. About nearly one-third of Americans polled said each faction were to blame. Growing Consequences and Administrative Warnings Simultaneously, the results of the funding lapse are commencing to increase as the impasse extends to its second consecutive week. On the weekend, The cultural institution announced it had to close its doors due to insufficient appropriations. The Administration leader has repeatedly threatened to use the closure to implement mass layoffs across the federal government and cut government departments and programs that he says are significant for Democrats. The specifics of those proposed eliminations have remained undisclosed. The president has contended it is a chance "to clear out inefficient elements, unnecessary spending, and dishonest practices. Significant amounts can be preserved". When questioned regarding the statements in the weekend discussion, the House speaker said that he had been unaware of particulars, but "it is a regrettable situation that the chief executive opposes". "I hope the Democratic leader to take correct action that he's exhibited across his three-decade tenure in the legislature and vote to keep the government open," the House speaker said, adding that as long as the government was stalled, the White House has "must consider difficult choices".