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Leaders from both major parties continue to disagree on resolving the government closure as another day of voting approaches on Monday.

In distinct Sunday discussions, the House minority leader and GOP leader each attributed responsibility to the opposition for the persistent gridlock, which will start its day five on Monday.

Health Insurance Proves to be Primary Disagreement

The primary point of contention has been medical coverage. The minority party want to ensure coverage support for those with limited means continue uninterrupted and propose undoing reductions in the Medicaid program.

A measure supporting the government has been approved by representatives, but has consistently stalled in the Senate.

Charges and Counterclaims Grow

The Democratic leader accused Republicans of "providing false information" about the opposition's goals "due to their declining position in the court of public opinion". However, the Republican leader said liberal lawmakers remain "not serious" and bargaining dishonestly - "their actions serve to get protection from criticism".

Government Schedule and Legislative Hurdles

The Senate is expected to return to session Monday in the PM and revisit a two separate stopgap bills to finance the government. At the same time, House Democrats will gather Monday to discuss the situation.

The GOP leader has prolonged a legislative break until next week, meaning the House of Representatives will remain adjourned to take up a budget legislation if the Senate makes any changes and find compromise.

Senate Arithmetic and Ideological Realities

Republicans hold a small edge of fifty-three positions in the 100-seat Senate, but any funding measure will need 60 votes to become law.

In his television discussion, the House speaker argued that Democrats' refusal to support a stopgap appropriation that maintained existing budgets was needless. The insurance assistance being debated continue through the end of the year, he said, and a liberal measure would incorporate substantial increased appropriations in a seven-week stopgap measure.

"There remains sufficient time to address that concern," he said.

Border Claims and Insurance Debate

He also stated that the subsidies would fail to solve what he says are major problems with medical coverage systems, including "undocumented immigrants and working-age males with no family responsibilities" using Medicaid.

Several GOP members, including the administration official, have described the Democrats' position as "seeking to offer insurance advantages to unauthorized migrants". The opposition has refuted those allegations and individuals without legal status are ineligible for the schemes the Democrats are supporting.

Opposition Viewpoint and Healthcare Worries

The House minority leader told morning shows that Democrats feel the consequences of the ending subsidies are critical.

"We support the medical coverage of working Americans," he said. "If the GOP maintains opposition to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credit, tens of millions of working Americans are going to face dramatically increased premiums, copays, and deductibles."

Public Opinion Reveals Extensive Disapproval

Latest research has found that the public regards the approaches of all legislators of the funding lapse negatively, with the President also receiving poor ratings.

The research found that 80% of the approximately 2,500 US citizens interviewed are quite or moderately worried about the funding lapse's consequences on the economic system. Only twenty-three percent of those questioned said the GOP stance was merited the impasse, while twenty-eight percent said the same of liberal lawmakers' stance.

The survey found the public faults the President and GOP legislators primarily for the situation, at 39%, but liberal lawmakers followed shortly after at thirty percent. About thirty-one percent of US citizens surveyed said all parties were at fault.

Growing Consequences and Executive Warnings

At the same time, the effects of the funding lapse are beginning to mount as the impasse extends to its week two. On the weekend, The National Gallery of Art announced it had to shut down operations due to lack of funding.

The Administration leader has frequently suggested to employ the closure to carry out mass layoffs across the federal government and eliminate government departments and programs that he says are important to Democrats.

The specifics of those possible reductions have not been made public. The administration leader has contended it is a chance "to eliminate inefficient elements, unnecessary spending, and dishonest practices. Billions of Dollars can be conserved".

When asked about the statements in the Sunday interview, the GOP leader said that he had been unaware of particulars, but "the condition remains disappointing that the president does not want".

"I desire the opposition counterpart to do the right thing that he's maintained during his 30-plus year career in the legislature and support continuing the federal operations running," the House speaker said, adding that as long as the impasse continues, the executive branch has "must consider difficult choices".