The Republican Leaders: Boehner and McConnell
House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sit down for their first joint interview since the new Republican majority Congress convened
The following is a script from "The Republican Leaders" which aired on Jan. 25, 2015. Scott Pelley is the correspondent. Nicole Young, producer.
For the first time, the president faces a House and Senate controlled by the Republican Party. Two men will decide which part of President Obama's agenda becomes law. They are the Speaker of the House, John Boehner of Ohio, and the new Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. This past week we sat down with them at the Capitol for their first joint interview since the big Republican gains in the midterm election. They had just heard the president lay out his vision.
From left: Scott Pelley, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
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Scott Pelley: What was your impression of the president's State of the Union speech?
Mitch McConnell: My first thought it was it sounded like he was running for a third term. He seemed to have-- completely forgotten or chose to ignore-- the election last November. He was looking out at an audience that had 80 more Republicans in it than his first State of the Union.
Scott Pelley: Mr. Speaker, I think your reaction to the State of the Union was written all over your face. It must be a hell of a thing to sit behind the president knowing that 30 million Americans are watching you for an hour. Do you practice that scowl?
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The Republican Leaders: Boehner and McConnell