Committee aides said the money would last for perhaps a year.

A committee aide said today, "They're clearly going back to their old ways."

A committee aide said the men were still employed by the agency.

Only recently had he been viewed as a force on the panel, committee aides said.

The cigarette tax would generate $15 billion over the next five years, committee aides said.

The outcome is still too close to call, lobbyists and committee aides said today.

Committee aides said the bill could come up for a vote on the House floor as soon as next week.

Committee aides said they had not decided whether to allow character witnesses to testify.

Committee aides said the new children's health financing would be provided to states in the form of a block grant.

A committee aide said the vote was postponed to "give members more time to discuss the issue."