Since the U.S. Constitution prescribes that "all Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives," the key man in writing tax laws is the chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, which handles all revenue-raising legislation. He has a pervasive influence on Government spending as well, since he can insist on budget adjustments as the price of any new tax measure. For eleven years that chairman has been Arkansas' Wilbur Daigh Mills, now 59. His economic sophistication and political acumen have made his word law with his committee members and the whole House. President Nixon...
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