Johnson becomes 4th GOP senator unwilling to proceed on healthcare bill

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) told CNN’s Dana Bash that he will vote against a motion to proceed to the Senate’s healthcare bill if the vote is held this week.

He became the fourth GOP senator to say Monday that he will not vote to move forward the Senate’s bill to repeal and replace ObamaCare in its current form.

New: @RonJohnsonWI just told me if senate gop leadership insists on moving to h care this week he will vote against motion to proceed.

— Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) June 27, 2017

Three other senators said they would vote against the motion to proceed; Republican Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.), Susan Collins (Maine) and Dean Heller (Nev.) each said they wouldn’t support the measure in its current form.

{mosads}The defections come hours after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the measure said it would cause 22 million more Americans to be uninsured in 10 years.

Five GOP senators, including Heller, said last week they wouldn’t vote for the bill in its current form.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) can only afford to lose two votes on the bill and still rely on Vice President Pence to break a tie.