Suppose that a major piece of climate change legislation is being considered by Congress. The House and the Senate have passed mostly similar versions of the bill, but important differences remain. Leadership has assigned representatives and senators to a __________ to reconcile the differences. a) conference committee b) select committee c) joint committee d) reconciliation committee
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