Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Friday that she continues to talk with colleagues about ways to end the more than three-week-old government shutdown. But she also blames Democrats for the political impasse.

Collins said she agrees with Democrats that Congress should act quickly to extend subsidies that help millions of Americans purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. But she said there are disagreements between Democrats and Republicans — as well as within the Democratic caucus — over whether to reimpose income caps on subsidies that were lifted during the pandemic.

"Let's bring their (Democrats') version to the floor, let's bring our version to the floor," Collins, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Commttee, said in an interview. "But first, we need to reo

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