Obama: God wants us to help ourselves

Published November 3, 2011 4:00am ET



Obama mocked Speaker of the House John Boehner yesterday, demanding that the House pass more transportation spending.

We’ve been — in the House of Representatives, what have you guys been debating?  John, you’ve been debating a commemorative coin for baseball?   You had legislation reaffirming that “In God We Trust” is our motto?  That’s not putting people back to work.  I trust in God, but God wants to see us help ourselves by putting people back to work.