Rep. Dan Donovan Says He'll Vote Against GOP Health Care Bill

Republican Rep. Dan Donovan said Wednesday he can't vote for a GOP bill to replace Obamacare because it would put a "unfair and disproportionate burden" on residents of his Staten Island and Brooklyn district.

Donovan has long been on the fence about the bill, worried it would raise costs on older residents and force local hospitals to lay off employees. But in an op-ed in the Staten Island Advance, Donovan said a last-minute change meant to win Upstate Republicans pushed him to 'no.'

The amendment would let New York counties pass their Medicaid costs to the state. But the change does not affect New York City.

“The provision excludes New York City, putting an unfair and disproportionate burden on City residents to cover the state's exorbitant Medicaid expenses," Donovan said in a statement. "We need healthcare reform — including promised Medicaid reform in New York where we spend more than Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania combined — but it shouldn't be done on the backs of already overburdened City residents who will undoubtedly have a tax increase forced on them to pay for this eminently unfair policy.”

New Jersey Republican Rep. Frank LoBiondo also announced on Wednesday he would vote against the health care repeal.

"I appreciate Vice President Pence, Speaker Ryan and the House Republican leadership for considering these serious concerns during our recent meetings on this proposal," LoBiondo said in a statement. "Unfortunately, the changes outlined do not go far enough to address key and vital issues I have on the bill’s impact on residents and businesses in South Jersey."

New Jersey Republican Rep. Leonard Lance previously announced he would vote against the repeal of Obamacare. Conservative members of the House Freedom Caucus have also said they'll vote against the bill.

It's not clear if House Republicans will have the 216 votes needed to pass the measure, which is scheduled for a vote Thursday.