Last year, Charlie Rangel (NY-15), Chairman of the powerful tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, unveiled his massive tax overhaul legislation.

The recipient of by far the largest amount was Representative Dan Rostenkowski, an Illinois Democrat who is the chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.

Mr. Rostenkowski has dominated the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee with a hard-nosed style and legislative mastery for more than 13 years.

As a member of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, Jones secured House backing for a conservative tax cut in 1978.

Her House committee assignments were Capital Outlay, Criminal Justice, Governmental Affairs and the tax-writing Ways and Means panel, of which she was the vice-chairman.

Mr. Rangel is in line to become chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee if the Democrats recapture the House in 2000.

Representative Dan Rostenkowski, the Illinois Democrat who heads the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, said, "You send the proposals and I'll be the quarterback."

"I'm afraid this body will have to force the President to accept his responsibility," said Dan Rostenkowski of Illinois, chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.

Representative Dan Rostenkowski, chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, received an astonishing $220,500 in fees, only part of which he kept.

Representative Bill Archer, Republican of Texas and chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, insisted that the party was united in wanting to cut taxes.