Steny Hoyer: “I didn't know whether those votes would help you get the job done that I think needs to be done. I don't say that…”

“I didn't know whether those votes would help you get the job done that I think needs to be done. I don't say that facetiously. I think we want to go to conference. I have been told you want to go to conference, and I would hope we could move forward on that. As a matter of fact, the chairman of your committee, Representative Mica, said yesterday we should go to conference immediately, and we would be very interested in helping you towards that process. Mr. Leader, the Appropriations Committee has started to mark up its bills and has dealt with the reconciliation instructions. My understanding is the reconciliation instructions, the result of those instructions will be coming to the floor probably the first month, the month of May. Is that accurate?”