Sen. Susan Collins is reportedly shopping around a potential off-ramp to the government shutdown that has paralyzed Washington, but the Maine Republican is not ready to give in on the primary demand by her Democratic colleagues.

Collins has been circulating a "discussion draft" of a proposal that would include GOP pledges on a deal related to enhanced Obamacare tax credits , Punchbowl News reported .

But Collins is insisting that any extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies should be negotiated after Congress passes a funding resolution that would allow the government to reopen.

Collins told reporters Monday that she has a draft of a proposal to get out of the shutdown, which she has shared "selectively."

"There are a lot of informal discussions, but so far there's no p

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