Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dan Lungren (R-Gold River) of California’s District 3, including Amador County, said Monday that he supports the reigning in of government spending, and he called the vote by the House of Representatives Monday a win for Republicans, because the amended budget would not raise taxes.

Top field aid Brian Kaveney issued a release Monday saying Lungren “voted in favor of the updated Budget Control Act of 2011,” and the version of the bill, which passed 269-161, “has been agreed to by the President and congressional leadership for both the Democrats and Republicans.”

Following the vote Lungren issued a statement saying: “This is the first time we have voted to raise the debt ceiling – so our country can pay its bills – while incorporating immediate and long term spending cuts.”

He said: “Is this bill perfect? No. There are people who believe it goes too far and some who believe it doesn’t go far enough. Whatever side of the ideological spectrum on which you fall, this is an important incremental first step in getting our fiscal house in order.”

Lungren said the “bill also gives us the best chance in a very long time for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. A Balanced Budget Amendment would set the kind of fiscal boundary Congress seriously needs.”

He said if “American families have to make hard budget decisions – on a daily basis – there is no reason why the U.S. government shouldn’t have to do the same.” Lungren said it was “like a heavy weight championship fight of 12 rounds. We just completed the first round and the American people are ahead on points. We still have a long way to go.”

The Budget Control Act went to the U.S. Senate yesterday, where it was quickly amended, voted on and passed The President in a speech this morning, said their would be new taxes to offset any spending cuts, President Obama will sign the bill into law today.

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