The Brief Lawmakers remain deadlocked ahead of a midnight deadline, with Republicans seeking a stopgap bill and Democrats pushing to extend health care subsidies. A shutdown would furlough about 750,000 federal workers, disrupt national parks and possibly delay FEMA claims related to Wisconsin flooding. But Democrats are holding out for health care subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. What they're saying:Republicans insist health care negotiations can wait. The House has already passed a stopgap bill, but Senate Democrats are refusing to back it without the health care subsidies.