Republicans: Less spending is path to prosperity

From AP

Republicans say the path to prosperity is not the excessive spending proposed by President Barack Obama but limited spending that holds down the growth of government, taxes and debt.

"We believe you create prosperity by having an affordable government that pursues its responsibilities without excessive costs, taxes or debt," Sen. Judd Gregg said Saturday in the GOP radio and Internet address.

_ "It is the individual American who creates prosperity and good jobs, not the government."

_ "We believe that you create energy independence not by sticking Americans with a brand new national sales tax on everyone's electric bill, but by expanding the production of American energy ... while also conserving more."

_"We also believe you improve everyone's health care not by nationalizing the health care system and putting the government between you and your doctor, but by assuring that every American has access to quality health insurance and choices in health care."

He said the nation "has an exceptional history of one generation passing on to the next generation a more prosperous and stronger country, but that tradition is being put at risk."