Ways and Means Committee ready to act on pension bill. Rep. Robert L. Doughton, D. of N.C. chairman of the Ways and Means committee, left, listens to Edwin E. Witte, Executive Director of the Presidential Committee on Economic Security, as the committee considers various remifications of the old age pension bill now before the House. Wittee explained the broad phases of the entire economic security program, 1/21/35