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US lawmakers from each parties are pointing fingers as thousands of employees face unpaid leave and the shutdown drags on with no resolution in prospect.

The Democratic Party have refused to back the GOP spending plan unless ending healthcare subsidies that they claim many working families rely on are continued.

Republicans want Democrats to pass a interim bill first and then they can negotiate the financial aid.

A Republican Voter, 49, GOP Supporter

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

The GOP have fifty-three yeas, they require 60 to enact the measure. Is it really that difficult to reach agreement over 7 votes so that US citizens avoid harm?

If this drags on for a few more weeks, the truth is the public are being harmed, US residents are being touched by this and somebody must take action to be the responsible party in the group.

I feel sometimes lawmakers are so far away from us, the regular person living their lives, so they forget what the challenge is like and I believe they need to factor that in, particularly if it's 750,000 workers that are not getting paid.

That's a significant number of Americans without pay, that's a significant number of people not putting their income into the economic system. Americans are just being harmed.

A Democratic Voter, 22, Democrat

This Maryland citizen recognises this funding lapse will cause pain to many US citizens, but she believes it is a worthy political fight.

I'm nervous because there is no positive result with the government being shut down.

I'm highly anxious about what's going to occur to poor households, students who rely on public aid and public servants.

But this is a good fight for the Democratic Party to fight. Of course jobs are going to be eliminated, initiatives are going to face budget shortfalls, which is so disappointing but I don't think that is responsibility that the Democratic Party would have on their hands.

I feel it's valuable to persist, this is communicating a meaningful signal to their supporters.

Punal Bhavsar, Thirty-Six, Democratic Supporter

This Golden State resident is concerned the Democrats do not have a plan in their closure strategy.

I don't know if the top Democrat has a game plan for an exit strategy to talks or how to lead the group away from this.

I question if the Democratic Party have a strong enough message to the public on what they're pursuing.

In terms of social media messaging, the Republicans definitely have the advantage. The narrative is not effective on what Democrats are attempting.

I'm already at a juncture where I'm kind of concerned because federal closures don't help everyone.

I'm going to be unaffected, but for others who depends on the public services, who wants to explore a public land or institution, they're going to be impacted, if not now, then in the near future.

And that is unreasonable.

Jim Sullivan, Fifty-Five, GOP Supporter

This Indiana voter claims the left are playing politics with ordinary citizens and their livelihood.

This is standard partisan behavior. It is a temporary funding they are attempting to approve, that the opposition don't support.

Everyone's labeling it a Schumer shutdown, it's not on the Republicans, it's due to Schumer, he's doing it to maintain influence within his group - in the interim, all are in the uncertainty.

I fail to observe that this is going to resolve.

The average Americans are trapped between sides, and Democrats are prepared to sacrifice those people. They're not doing their reputation any benefits when they actually hold up issues like this.

A Democratic Voter, Late Twenties, Democratic Supporter

This Florida citizen claims the Democratic strategy is a difficult but essential one and one that touches his family member, who has been placed on leave because of the closure.

Democrats' plan is a tough one, but sadly it is a required one.

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

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

The administration leader is a bully and if you yield to a intimidator he's going to expect more, that's how bullies behave. So you have to resist a bully to make him recognise you're not going to give things up for free.

The point when it becomes too much is when the Democratic Party start suffering in the PR battle, if the perception shifts to blaming the left then it might be appropriate to call it quits.

A Republican Voter, Sixty-Four, Republican

This Arizona citizen is not directly impacted by the closure so he is ok with the closure lasting a while, if that is what it is needed for Republicans to prevail.

I would think after the year that the left have had, I would have anticipated that they would have agreed to the temporary funding, at least for now.

I am all for what the Republicans are trying to do, I'm all for lowering public expenditure.

The left have turned so hateful of the administration, regardless of what he offers I believe they would look for excuses to oppose him.

I individually am unaffected by the pressure that many Americans are, this leaves me untouched.

The minimal we need from the federal system - what it does provide for us - the funding gap is not going to impact us {whatsoever|at all|in any