The action came two days after the House Ways and Means Committee, which shares jurisdiction over Medicare, approved a similar bill.

Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved a cut despite strong Democratic opposition.

The House Ways and Means Committee approved the bill today by a party-line vote of 22 to 14.

The House Ways and Means Committee approved the 5-cent increase in a 19-to-17 vote late Wednesday.

The House Ways and Means Committee, on a voice vote, approved an increase in borrowing authority that would last through Aug. 6.

The House Ways and Means Committee approved a $16 billion program to help low-income parents with child-care expenses.

The House Ways and Means Committee today approved a temporary $70 billion increase in the Government's borrowing authority.

The House Ways and Means Committee approved a very different and more costly approach to tax reduction.

But buried in the tax bill that the House Ways and Means Committee approved this week lies a genuine whodunit.

Just today, the House Ways and Means Committee approved an expansion of the 401(k) and individual retirement account programs.