Not that our elected representatives care, but most Americans would prefer that they spend their tenure attending to that which IS the legitimate business of Congress!
Did our Congress become experts in "identifying and addressing asteroids that pose a potential threat to Earth" before or after they became experts on athletes using performance enhancing drugs?
They would rather do anything than work on the fact that we are broke and on our way to becoming Greece.
Is keeping some outside agency from killing you a legitimate business of Congress?