DENVER — With each passing hour, the federal government is inching closer to shutting down as a result of a stalemate in the US Senate over a funding measure from the US House of Representatives.

The measure aims to extend federal funding for seven weeks, giving lawmakers time to finish their annual spending bills.

Republicans claim the continuing resolution (CR) is simply upholding the status quo and maintains the current funding levels. Meanwhile, Democrats are worried about subsidies from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that are set to expire at the end of the year, asserting that the expirations will lead to skyrocketing health care costs.

Seth Masket, a professor of political science at the University of Denver (DU), explained what is happening at the federal level.

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