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US lawmakers from both factions are accusing one another as thousands of employees remain on unpaid leave and the closure persists with no resolution in view.

Democrats have resisted to endorse the GOP spending plan unless lapsing insurance support which they argue many employed households depend on are renewed.

Republicans desire Democrats to enact a interim legislation first and then they can discuss the support payments.

Misty Dennis, Forty-Nine, Republican

This Golden State citizen is concerned about the extensive effect of the closure on regular people.

The GOP have fifty-three votes, they must secure sixty to approve the measure. Could it be that difficult to find common ground over seven supporters so that the public aren't being hurt?

If this drags on for another week or two, the truth is the public are being hurt, American citizens are being touched by this and somebody must take action to be the grown-up in the negotiations.

I believe sometimes politicians are so distant from us, the average individual living their lives, so they overlook what the struggle is like and I believe they need to factor that in, notably if it's 750,000 US citizens that are not getting paid.

That's a lot of people missing wages, that's a large group of people not putting their income back into the economic system. The public are just being harmed.

Denise Demontagnac, Twenty-Two, Democratic Supporter

This Maryland resident recognises this funding lapse will cause pain to many Americans, but she believes it is a necessary struggle.

I'm anxious because there is no good outcome with the federal government being closed.

I'm highly anxious about what's going to occur to economically disadvantaged groups, learners who rely on federal scholarships and federal employees.

But this is a worthwhile battle for the Democrats to pursue. Naturally jobs are going to be lost, programmes are going to lack financial support, which is so unfortunate but I don't think that is blood that the the left would have on their conscience.

I feel it's valuable to persist, this is communicating a strong message to their voters.

A Democratic Voter, Mid-Thirties, Democrat

This California voter is worried the Democratic Party are missing a plan in their shutdown plan.

I don't know if the Democratic leadership has a strategy for an resolution path to negotiations or how to get the party beyond this.

I question if the Democrats have a strong enough communication to the citizens on what they're pursuing.

In terms of online communication, the GOP definitely have the edge. The narrative is not effective on what Democrats are trying to do.

I'm presently at a point where I'm fairly nervous because government shutdowns don't help anyone.

I'm going to be fine, but for others who needs the public services, who wants to tour a public land or institution, they're going to be affected, if not now, then in the short term.

And that is unreasonable.

Jim Sullivan, Mid-Fifties, GOP Supporter

This Indiana resident says Democrats are engaging in partisan games with everyday Americans and their income.

This is standard political maneuvering. It is a stopgap measure they are trying to enact, that the opposition oppose.

Many are referring to it as a leadership-induced halt, it's not on the GOP, it's on Schumer, he's acting to stay prominent within his political faction - in the meanwhile, people are in the uncertainty.

I don't see that this is going to end.

The real people are caught in the middle, and the left are willing to sacrifice those people. They're failing to do themselves any favours when they truly hold up issues like this.

A Democratic Voter, Late Twenties, Democrat

This Florida resident says Democrats' strategy is a tough but essential one and one that impacts his family member, who has been sent home because of the closure.

Democrats' strategy is a difficult one, but sadly it is a essential one.

They have been unable to do much to slow or stop the current administration's agenda.

I support their approach, I endorse their rationale for taking this action.

The administration leader is a aggressor and if you yield to a intimidator he's going to ask for more, that's how bullies operate. So you have to stand up to a aggressor to make him realise you're not going to concede for without resistance.

The point when it goes too far is when the Democrats start losing the narrative struggle, if the story changes to blaming the Democrats then it might be appropriate to reach a resolution.

A Republican Voter, Sixty-Four, Republican

This Arizona citizen is unaffected by the funding lapse so he is ok with the halt lasting a while, if that is what it requires for the GOP to win.

I would think after the period that the Democrats have had, I would have anticipated that they would have agreed to the temporary funding, at least temporarily.

I am all for what the GOP are attempting, I'm all for cutting federal outlays.

The Democrats have grown so antagonistic of the administration, whatever he proposes I believe they would seek reasons to fight him.

I myself am unaffected by the urgency that many citizens are, this does not affect.

What little we need from the federal system - what it does provide for us - the shutdown is will not affect us {whatsoever|at all|in any