Maybe Stearns was busy selling guns in his gunshop or maybe he was busy with his concerns re: liberals with their spending habits and the resulting deficits. On the other hand he might have been busy securing more bacon .. or is it PORK:

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Ocala: Daily Commercial
Published: Friday, August 20, 2010 at 5:28 p.m.

"To promote transparency, lawmakers were mandated to attach their names to such requests.

Records show that over the past three fiscal years, including 2010, Stearns has secured 46 earmarks totaling $85.8 million."