Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said Friday that she is working with Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) to urge governors not to implement aspects of the healthcare reform bill before the November election.
The two Tea Party favorites are betting on a wave of activism, following the Supreme Court's ruling on the controversial law, that will put Mitt Romney into the White House.
Romney has pledged to repeal the healthcare reform legislation, known as "ObamaCare," on day one of his presidency.
“I urge every governor to stop implementing the healthcare exchanges that would help implement the harmful effects of this misguided law," DeMint said in a press release on Thursday. "Americans have loudly rejected this federal takeover of healthcare, and governors should join with the people and reject its implementation.”
Bachmann told CNN she and DeMint are sending a letter to every governor. She indicated that her particular concern is the healthcare exchange provision, part of the individual mandate portion of the legislation.
Bachmann referred to Virginia's Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell as one who might delay implementation, but McDonnell has said his state will comply.
"Virginia will evaluate the steps necessary to comply with the law," McDonnell said in a press release on Thursday. "While we have awaited this decision, planners have been working to identify necessary resources and issues to be addressed to ensure Virginia implements this flawed law in the most effective and least costly and burdensome way possible."
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Thursday said his state would not move forward to implement any of the healthcare bill's provisions until after the November election.
"While the court said it was legal, that doesn't make it right," Walker said at a news conference, according to a local Fox News affiliate. "For us to put time and effort and resources into that doesn't make a lot of sense."
It is clear that not all governors would comply with Bachmann's request. Delaware's Gov. Jack Markell (D), speaking during the same segment, promised to "move full steam ahead."
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