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The six Democratic members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction will confer by phone on Wednesday afternoon and are expected to discuss both strategy and administrative matters, aides said.
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The conference call follows a meeting on Tuesday among the six committee Republicans. With Congress set to return next week from August recess, the panel members plan to hold their first public hearing late next week, likely on Thursday or Friday, aides said.
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