Amador County – Amador County and California District 3 Congressman Dan Lungren, said last Friday “was a missed opportunity to help the economy and the American people” and he said “our focus should have been creating jobs, not increasing government spending.” Lungren joined 176 of his fellow Republicans and six Democrats in opposition to what Lungren called “wasteful government spending” by voting against last Friday’s $787 billion stimulus bill. Lungren in the release said: “Make no mistake; I understand the severity of our economic situation and the pressure weighing on all Americans during these tough times. Today I did not vote against economic recovery, I voted against wasteful government spending.” Lungren aid Brian Kaveney in a Friday press release said that the 1,000-page bill was a laundry list of government programs, most of which would do little if nothing to stimulate the economy. Lungren said: “instead of allowing American families and small business owners to keep more of what they earn, Congress has just loaded more debt on their backs.” Lungren supported alternative legislation that “micro-targeted economic recovery.” He said he understood that “we need to take action to revive our faltering economy. Let us not use this crisis as an excuse to recklessly throw away taxpayer’s money only to say we did something.” Lungren serves as Ranking Member on the House Administration Committee in addition to serving on the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees. Staff Reports (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).