[U.S. Government Shutdown for Three Weeks, U.S. Official: No New Round of Negotiation Plans Between the Two Parties] According to a report by Golden Finance, on October 21 local time, U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune stated that the Republican Party will continue to push for the appropriation bill passed by the House of Representatives and demand that the Democratic Party 'agree to reopen the government first.' Thune also mentioned that there are currently no plans for a new round of negotiations with the Democratic Party, believing that the Democratic Party should propose a solution first. On the Democratic side, they insist that the issue must be resolved through negotiations. Senator Cory Booker pointed out that as healthcare costs rise, public pressure is increasing, and 'only bipartisan cooperation can solve the problem.'