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Boehner, McConnell say Obama's SOTU plans too expensive

In an interview for "60 Minutes," Scott Pelley speaks with House Speaker John Boehner and the new Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Boehner and McConnell on Obama's proposals 02:22

House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took aim at some ideas aired by President Obama in Tuesday's State of the Union address. The president said he'd like to raise taxes on the wealthy, to make community college free and increasing the federal minimum wage -- all bad ideas, said Boehner and McConnell are all bad ideas.

"Why would he wanna raise taxes on people? There's no free lunch," Boehner told CBS News anchor Scott Pelley. "And the president wants to raise taxes because he wants to increase Washington spending."

McConnell seemed especially frustrated with making community college free.

"The last thing we need to do to these young people is add more debt. And giving away free tuition strikes me as something we can't afford," he said.

Pelley will have more on the interview with the two GOP leaders this Sunday on "60 Minutes."

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CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley speaks with Speaker of the House John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. CBS News
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