The conference committees meet in secret. They may invite persons in if they wish to do so. and sometimes they do. Members of conference committees very often consult privately the heads of departments or the President. and carry their recommendations in the conference committee. although they never saw the light of day in either body. That was true in reference to the immigration bill. it happened in that instance. The conference report on that bill was defeated mainly on that ground. because the conferees put in a provision that neither House had inserted. The conferees did that at the request of the President.
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