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American lawmakers from each political sides are accusing one another as thousands of federal staff remain on furlough and the shutdown drags on with no conclusion in prospect.

The Democratic Party have declined to endorse the GOP budget proposal unless lapsing insurance support which they argue many employed households rely on are renewed.

The Republican Party desire the opposition to enact a interim measure initially and then they can address the financial aid.

Misty Dennis, 49, Republican

This California citizen is worried about the broad consequences of the shutdown on ordinary Americans.

The Republicans have fifty-three votes, they need 60 to enact the measure. Is it that hard to reach agreement over seven supporters so that the public aren't being hurt?

If this continues for another week or two, the truth is Americans are being harmed, US residents are being influenced by this and a leader must do something to be the grown-up in the room.

I think sometimes legislators are so distant from us, the common folk living their lives, so they forget what the hardship is like and I believe they need to remember that, particularly if it's a large number of Americans that are without income.

That's a significant number of citizens missing wages, that's a lot of citizens not putting their money into the market. Citizens are just being harmed.

Denise Demontagnac, 22, Democratic Supporter

This Maryland citizen recognises this shutdown will cause pain to many people, but she believes it is a worthy political fight.

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

I'm very anxious about what's going to transpire to economically disadvantaged groups, scholars who need government grants and public servants.

But this is a important struggle for the Democratic Party to wage. Of course jobs are going to be lost, programmes are going to lack financial support, which is so regrettable but I feel that is blood that the Democrats would have on their record.

I feel it's important to persist, this is delivering a meaningful statement to their voters.

A Democratic Voter, Mid-Thirties, Democratic Supporter

This California voter is anxious the Democratic Party do not have tactics in their funding gap approach.

I question if the Democratic leadership has a game plan for an resolution path to negotiations or how to guide the party away from this.

I don't know if the Democratic Party have a effective message to the citizens on what they're attempting.

In terms of digital outreach, the Republicans clearly have the advantage. The messaging is not effective on what the left are trying to do.

I'm already at a stage where I'm somewhat nervous because federal closures hurt the public.

I'm going to be unaffected, but for others who depends on the government, who hopes to tour a federal park or museum, they're going to be inconvenienced, if not currently, then in the near future.

And that is intolerable.

A Republican Voter, 55, Republican

This Indiana voter claims Democrats are acting strategically with everyday people and their well-being.

This is typical partisan behavior. It is a stopgap measure they are trying to pass, that the Democrats don't support.

Everyone's calling it a Schumer shutdown, it's not on the Republicans, it's because of the Democratic leader, he's proceeding to stay prominent within his group - in the meanwhile, all are in the difficult position.

I fail to observe that this is going to conclude.

The average Americans are trapped between sides, and Democrats are willing to sacrifice the public. They're hurting their reputation any advantages when they truly delay things like this.

A Democratic Voter, Twenty-Seven, Democratic Supporter

This Sunshine State citizen says Democrats' tactic is a tough but necessary one and one that affects his family member, who has been sent home because of the shutdown.

Democrats' approach is a challenging one, but sadly it is a necessary one.

They have failed to do very much to halt or stop the government's policies.

I endorse their strategy, I agree with their justification for doing it.

The current president is a bully and if you yield to a aggressor he's going to expect further compromises, that's how such individuals behave. So you have to resist a bully to make him realise you're not going to concede for without resistance.

The juncture when it crosses a line is when the Democrats start losing the public relations war, if the story changes to criticizing the Democrats then it might be appropriate to reach a resolution.

A Republican Voter, 64, Republican

This Arizona voter is not directly impacted by the closure so he is ok with the shutdown lasting a while, if that is what it requires for the GOP to win.

I would expect after the time that the Democrats have had, I would have thought that they would have gone along with the stopgap measure, at least in the short term.

I am in favor of what the GOP are pursuing, I'm fully supportive of cutting federal outlays.

The left have grown so hateful of the political leader, regardless of what he offers I feel they would seek reasons to battle him.

I individually am unaffected by the immediacy that other citizens are, this doesn't directly impact.

The minimal we rely on the public services - what it does provide for us - the funding gap is not going to impact us {whatsoever|at all|in any