(RALEIGH) -- North Carolina House Republicans successfully revived a bill that would challenge federal health care reform.  Lawmakers used a provision in the chamber rules that allows them to reconsider the failed attempt to override Governor Perdue’s veto.

House Speaker Thom Tillis said the decision to reconsider any veto could come up at any time throughout the two-year legislative session. "The Governor needs to understand that every bill that gets vetoed will remain active and we will take a vote when we can potentially change votes or at the appropriate time," said Tillis. Early this week, GOP supporters fell four votes shy of the threshold needed to trump Perdue’s veto.

Perdue spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson said lawmakers should focus on other priorities like creating jobs. "We have a General Assembly that is undertaking new shenanigans.  We're not sure what's going on down there.  We're not sure why the priorities for North Carolina that mean the most to the most North Carolinians seem to be lost on the House leadership," said Pearson.