Democrats on Capitol Hill called on Vice President Cheney yesterday to compensate hundreds of former Halliburton Co. employees who lost millions of dollars in pension payouts when Halliburton sold a subsidiary under Cheney's leadership. The employees of the former Halliburton subsidiary, Dresser-Rand, have received notices from Halliburton offering them payments that are on average $50,000 less than expected, according to an employee representative. The shortfall comes from Halliburton's decision not to continue to make pension fund contributions for the workers after the unit was sold to Ingersoll-Rand in February 2000. Ingersoll-Rand said Halliburton should compensate the workers for the shortfall,...