RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- The clock is ticking as a federal government shutdown looms and funding runs out. While the debate happens hundreds of miles away in Washington, D.C., the shutdown will impact North Carolina.

“Sadly this is 100% politically motivated by Chuck Schumer, who is afraid of his progressive left base,” North Carolina Representative Greg Murphy (R) said.

“We believe that the Republicans will hear from the American people when they see the effects on their healthcare, and then they will come to the negotiating table,” North Carolina Representative Deborah Ross (D) said.

The biggest hold up is healthcare funding. Democrats want an increase in subsidies and want to make sure people covered by the Affordable Care Act don’t see their premiums skyrocket. North Carolina Democra

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