WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune has offered Democrats a standalone vote on extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies in exchange for voting to open the government back up .

So far, Democrats have rejected the overture by Thune (R-SD) as the partial shutdown enters its third week.

“At some point, Democrats have to take ‘yes’ for an answer,” Thune told MSNBC’s “Way Too Early” Thursday.

“Can I guarantee an outcome? No,” he added. “I can’t guarantee it’s going to pass.”

Senate Democrats have voted nine times to block a House-passed resolution to fund the government through Nov. 21. 4

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Three Democrats or Democrat-aligned senators — Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and independent Angus King of Maine — have voted to end debate on the f

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