Congressional Republicans declare Obama’s budget dead on arrival

Republican members of Congress on Tuesday declared President Obama's $4 trillion budget plan to be a legislative nonstarter, as they decried new taxes it would require to pay for an ambitious slate of proposed programs.

"It's dead on arrival," said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) called it "unrealistic -- completely."

Obama's plan, which includes calls for new early-education programs and free community college tuition, among other things, would require new tax revenue from the wealthy Americans and large corporations to fund the initiatives.