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00.02.39-WETA credit/sponsor credits/title sequence. 00.03.30-Paul DUKE/COKIE ROBERTS/LINDA WERTHEIMER in studio-on program: effort to weaken anti-bribery laws for overseas business, Government's failure to pay its bills on time, Gun lobby hopes for weakening of GUN CONTROL. 00.04.16-ROBERTS intro report on BRIBERY laws, extended to overseas companies after WATERGATE. MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS say the laws are hindrance to business. 00.04.45-Shot of Rep. DON BONKER (appropriately named), testifying to Congressional Committee that billions are being lost because BUSINESS is "intimidated" by the laws. ROBERTS v.o.-U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE has allies in Congress, lobbied against the Anti-BRIBERY laws. Shots of Committee hearings. Shot of Rep. DAN MICA (D-FL), argues that repealing the law would not condone BRIBERY. Shot of Rep. TIM WIRTH (D-CO), argues that American businesses should be held to high standards of honesty. Shot of ERNEST JOHNSON, member of STATE DEPARTMENT, denies that the REAGAN-ADMINISTRATION goal is to allow companies to bribe foreign governments, says the law is inefficient and impedes business. Shots of COMMITTEE HEARING. 00.06.56-Shot of WILLIAM BROCK, a Trade Representative, saying that since all businesses are complaining about the laws hurting business, it can't be that they all are part of a conspiracy to legalize bribery. Shot of Rep. WIRTH, says the only documented evidence that Congress has says that businesses are not hurt by the laws. Shot of Rep. JAMES COLLINS (R-TX), starts to mock WIRTH'S concern, WIRTH cuts in, asks COLLINS to keep the discussion to the facts and evidence, says Colorado businesses are far more concerned about the overseas value of the Dollar, other concerns. 00.09.29-DUKE/ROBERTS/WERTHEIMER-discussion of the law, tendency of REAGAN administration toward deregulation, youth of the Congress, conservatism, Post-Watergate anti-corruption laws less strongly supported in Congress. 00.11.01-DUKE intro report on delinquent payment of bills by GOVERNMENT. 00.11.32-Shot of herd of PIGS, n=150, being chased down a chute into a pen, squealing and oinking heard. Shot of a Credit Manager in a meat company, complains about delinquent payment of government contracts. Shot of worker driving hogs into pen. Shots of hogs. Shot of BACON rashers moving on conveyor belt in MEAT PACKING PLANT. Shot of meat company official, says that the Government's delinquency in payment forces his company into extended credit situations. Shot of BUTCHERS in a PACKING PLANT, CARCASSES hang in foreground. Shot of large slabs of BACON loaded into machine to be sliced. 00.13.04-Congressional Hearing Room-witness with chart argues that the Government's slow payment of contracts is routine, DUKE v.o.-legislation being sponsored to force Government to pay interest on late payments of contracts. Witness testifying, wants to dispel myths that Government can't be expected to pay bills on time. Shot of Rep. GLENN ENGLISH (D-OK) testifying, calls for laws to force Government to pay bills on time. Shot of Rep. BOB LAGOMARSINO (R-CA), testifying to committee that the government must be held accountable, statutes should be drawn up. Shot of Rep. JACK BROOKS (D-TX) chairing committee, smoking cigar, criticizes the Office of Management and Budget for being uncooperative and inefficient. 00.15.48-DUKE-SENATE did approve Prompt Payment law, likely HOUSE will do same in 1982.