House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) said Thursday that the government "could be in for a very long-term shutdown."

Meadows, who made the comments on CNN's "The Lead," said negotiations "have not progressed" in recent days.

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"And it really comes down to this. Democrats are dug in that there's not going to be any money for the wall. We passed obviously $5.7 billion out of the House. ... The president has put forth a number of different proposals with [Senate Minority Leader Charles] Schumer [D-N.Y.] and [House Minority Leader] Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Trump signs largely symbolic pre-existing conditions order amid lawsuit MORE [D-Calif.] that have really fallen on deaf ears," Meadows said.

"So at this point, it looks like we could be in for a very long-term shutdown," he added.

The federal government has been in a partial shutdown since late last week, spurred by disagreements between lawmakers over President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE's demand for $5 billion in funding for a wall along the southern border.

The House last week passed a stopgap government funding measure that included $5.7 billion for the wall and border security after conservatives, including those in the Freedom Caucus, pushed for that funding.

The government then entered a partial shutdown last week after the Senate failed to pass a spending bill that included that funding, which is opposed by Democrats.

The shutdown is expected to last for at least several more days, with the Senate adjourning until Monday and GOP leadership in the House saying Thursday that there will likely be no votes held in the lower chamber this week.