Indicate a text span in the passage about which an inquisitive question is asked. (note, don't answer the question).
Q: Sentence: House leaders had hoped to follow the Senate ' s lead by getting an agreement from House committee chairmen under which they would drop items that wouldn ' t reduce the fiscal 1990 budget deficit from the House - passed bill before the negotiations with the Senate began .<sep>Question: Which house leaders?
A:
House leaders had hoped