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Leaders from both major parties continue to disagree on addressing the federal funding lapse as additional votes looms on Monday.

In separate Sunday appearances, the House minority leader and Republican leader each blamed the other's party for the continued standoff, which will begin its fifth consecutive day on Monday.

Healthcare Stands as Major Sticking Point

The primary dividing issue has been medical coverage. The minority party want to guarantee health insurance subsidies for low-income individuals continue uninterrupted and propose undoing cuts to the public health program.

A legislation financing the government has passed the House, but has repeatedly failed in the Senate.

Allegations and Recriminations Intensify

The House minority leader alleged conservative lawmakers engaged in "being dishonest" about the opposition's goals "because they're losing the voter approval". However, the Republican leader said liberal lawmakers remain "lacking seriousness" and participating insincerely - "this approach helps to get political cover".

Government Calendar and Procedural Challenges

The Senate is expected to resume work Monday in the PM and once again take up a pair of continuing resolutions to support the government. Meanwhile, Democratic representatives will convene Monday to address the impasse.

The Republican leader has continued a legislative break for several days, meaning the House of Representatives will not be in session to take up a funding bill in case the senators propose amendments and reach an agreement.

Senate Arithmetic and Ideological Calculations

Conservative lawmakers possess a slim advantage of 53 votes in the century-member chamber, but budget legislation will demand three-fifths support to be approved.

In his television discussion, the Republican leader contended that the opposition's rejection to approve a short-term spending bill that maintained existing budgets was needless. The insurance assistance at issue don't expire until the year's conclusion, he said, and a opposition plan would incorporate substantial additional funding in a temporary seven-week bill.

"We have plenty of time to figure that out," he said.

Immigration Allegations and Insurance Discussion

He also argued that the tax credits would fail to solve what he says are serious concerns with insurance regulations, including "illegal aliens and able-bodied young men without dependents" using Medicaid.

Several GOP members, including the Vice-President, have portrayed the opposition's stance as "seeking to offer healthcare benefits to undocumented immigrants". Liberal lawmakers reject those allegations and unauthorized migrants are unqualified for the programs the opposition is backing.

Liberal Position and Medical Concerns

The Democratic leader told Sunday news programs that liberal lawmakers consider the results of the terminating assistance are critical.

"We're fighting for the medical coverage of working Americans," he said. "If the GOP maintains opposition to continue the Affordable Care Act assistance, tens of millions of working Americans are going to experience significantly higher insurance costs, out-of-pocket expenses, and deductibles."

Voter Sentiment Indicates Widespread Dissatisfaction

Recent survey results has discovered that Americans view each side's management of the shutdown negatively, with the Chief Executive also receiving poor ratings.

The poll found that 80% of the around two-thousand five hundred respondents polled are significantly or slightly anxious about the funding lapse's consequences on the financial markets. Only less than one-quarter of those polled said the conservative approach was justified the closure, while 28% said the comparable regarding the opposition's position.

The survey found citizens attribute responsibility to the Chief Executive and conservative lawmakers most for the situation, at 39%, but Democrats were not far behind at 30%. About 31% of US citizens surveyed said each faction were responsible.

Increasing Effects and Presidential Threats

Simultaneously, the results of the funding lapse are beginning to mount as the impasse extends to its second consecutive week. On the weekend, The prominent museum announced it had to shut down operations due to insufficient appropriations.

The Administration leader has consistently warned to employ the closure to implement widespread firings across the US government and reduce government departments and programs that he says are important to Democrats.

The particulars of those possible reductions have remained undisclosed. The chief executive has argued it is a chance "to remove inefficient elements, unnecessary spending, and dishonest practices. Billions of Dollars can be conserved".

When asked about the warnings in the Sunday interview, 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 opposition counterpart to do the right thing that he's exhibited across his 30-plus year career in Congress and support continuing the national functions active," the Republican leader said, adding that as long as the impasse continues, the White House has "must consider difficult choices".