Because absolutely no one is concerned about unemployment.

Previously: Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): antidisestablishmentarian (October 31, 2011)

….The next thing you know Congress will be wasting its time reaffirming that “In God We Trust” is a motto. Oh, wait…

The important work must take precedence over everything else:

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 816

     H CON RES 13      2/3 YEA-AND-NAY      1-Nov-2011      6:55 PM

     QUESTION:  On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

     BILL TITLE: Reaffirming “In God We Trust” as the official motto of the United States and supporting and encouraging the public display of the national motto in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions

—- YEAS    396 —

Carnahan

Clay

Emerson

Graves (MO)

Hartzler

Long

Luetkemeyer

—- NAYS    9 —

Cleaver

—- ANSWERED “PRESENT”    2 —

—- NOT VOTING    26 —

Akin

[emphasis added]

This resolution was so useless that an ordained minister voted against it. There were only eight other profiles in courage out of four hundred thirty-three, no others from Missouri.