AARP says Donovan did right thing opposing AHCA
U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan has come under fire in recent weeks from Democratic constituents for his refusal to hold an in-person town hall in the Brooklyn end of his congressional district, but the Republican lawmaker is also winning praise for his stand against the American Health Care Act (AHCA).
The AHCA, the controversial, Republican-led repeal of the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare), was scheduled for a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives on Friday afternoon but was pulled at the last minute by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan when it became clear the legislation did not have enough votes to pass.
Donovan (R-C-Southwest Brooklyn-Staten Island) had stated his opposition to the AHCA a few days before the scheduled vote, in a move that saw him going against his party’s leadership.