Mitt Romney said that cutting spending slows growth in the economy -- the "sort of comment was sure to raise the eyebrows of fiscal conservatives in the GOP, who have long preached a message of fiscal restraint as a path to economic growth," NBC News reports.

Said Romney: "If you just cut, if all you're thinking about doing is cutting spending, as you cut spending you'll slow down the economy. So you have to, at the same time, create pro-growth tax policies."