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WETA "LAWMAKERS" 3/24/1984
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15.45.00-Clip of REAGAN press conference, REAGAN at podium with large map of North and Central American on easel, dated March 10, 1983. REAGAN announces his plan for EL SALVADOR. C/S INOUYE, says that the EL SALVADOR request for $60 MILLION and later for $50 MILLION MORE was the proverbial "straw that broke the camel's back, he realized that U.S. policy on EL SALVADOR was out of control. M/S INOUYE with Senators DODD and NANCY KASSEBAUM (R-KS) at press conference to announce competing plan. C/S INOUYE in office, says the rumors from the White House that REAGAN was considering increasing the number of U.S. advisors in EL SALVADOR was eerily reminiscent of VIETNAM, incremental increases to a gigantic level.
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15.47.15-Still of INOUYE in military uniform, v.o.-INOUYE lost his arm in WWII. Stills of INOUYE in U.S. Congress, with LBJ near AIR FORCE ONE. V.o.-in 1969, INOUYE broke with LBJ'S policy on VIETNAM over the MY LAI MASSACRE. C/S INOUYE in office, says he regrets that directly or indirectly his support for LBJ in the war policy led to loss of life. Shots of INOUYE in Senate subcommittee hearing, telling witness GEORGE SHULTZ that his mind is open to new information, but demands the proof. INOUYE grilling SHULTZ about stories about the Salvadoran military. C/S INOUYE in office, says that he caught SHULTZ off guard with questions about waste and use of money in Salvadoran military, and Shultz had no answers. C/S INOUYE in committee, tells SHULTZ that the U.S. has given EL SALVADOR over $1 BILLION in aid and there's still no sign of ending the conflict. SHULTZ tries to argue that REAGAN'S policies are working, blah blah.