Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the Senate and the upper chamber's new leader, doesn't blame the majority of Americans for having a poor opinion of the legislative branch. Americans are 'right' to think Congress is doing a lousy job, he said in a joint interview with House Speaker John Boehner that aired Sunday night on 60 Minutes. 'I wouldn't vote to approve this Congress,' he said. 'I can tell you the Senate has been essentially dysfunctional for four years. I mean, it's basically been shut down.' McConnell's own management style has come under scrutiny this week from Democrats who argue that they're being unfairly silenced. Meanwhile, Boehner is taking fire from Democrats over an invite he extended to Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu behind their backs.
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McConnell's own management style has come under scrutiny this week from Democrats who argue that they're being unfairly silenced
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Boehner is taking fire  for inviting Netanyahu to speak to Congress without first consulting his Democratic colleagues or the White House
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'There's nobody in the world who can talk about the threat of radical terrorism...about the threat that the Iranians pose...but Bibi Netanyahu'
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Prodded to classify Obama's propositions as dead or alive, Boehner grimaced and said the president's tax proposal is 'dead, real dead'
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