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But first, more hearings like this one before  the Senate Labour and Human Resources Committee.\u003cbr/\u003eThe architects of the agreement have spent the last two months pleading their case to  lawmakers.\u003cbr/\u003eOn Wednesday, they were back in Washington to do it again.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"The opportunity presented by this agreement must be seized and not lost. If properly  strengthened, the agreement now before you and the president can serve as the vehicle  for the most important public health policy change in the history of this nation.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Matt Myers, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids\u003cbr/\u003eState attorneys general, private attorneys and the tobacco industry reached the  agreement in June.\u003cbr/\u003eThe deal requires cigarette makers to pay 368 (b) billion dollars over 25 years to settle  smokers lawsuits.\u003cbr/\u003eIn return, 17 class-action lawsuits would end and damage payments for future lawsuits  would be limited.\u003cbr/\u003eSteps would also be taken to restrict cigarette advertising and combat underage  smoking. \u003cbr/\u003eProponents of the proposal say it goes farther to reduce teenage smoking than any in  the history of the U-S.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I would urge you not to lose sight of the fact that the proposal will in fact significantly  reduce the number of children who start to smoke. It will significantly reduce the  number of current smokers, who will die of their tobacco related disease. And it will  make the industry pay.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Lonnie Bristow, M.D, former President of American Medical  Association\u003cbr/\u003eBut the proposal faces strong opposition from some lawmakers and public health  officials who say its not tough enough on the industry.\u003cbr/\u003eOpponents were at hand during Wednesday's hearing to urge Congress not to buckle  under tobacco industry pressure.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Our experience tells us that this is a sweet deal for the tobacco industry. It's a bad  deal for the American people.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: John Garroson, American Lung Association\u003cbr/\u003eSome Senators have already said they won't vote to approve the deal unless the  amount of the settlement is at least doubled.\u003cbr/\u003eLeading tobacco companies increased wholesale cigarette prices Tuesday for the  second time this year.\u003cbr/\u003eThey raised the price of cigarettes to seven cents a pack, as they moved to start raising  the billions of dollars needed for the settlement.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Assuming the settlement agreement becomes law, is passed by Congress and signed  by the president, we're talking hundreds of (b) billions of dollars. No industry could  absorb that kind of a payment without passing it on to the customers. So what you've  got here is basically a tax that has been passed by the lawyers and by the politicians  and the funds will flow in those directions. And what you've got is the companies having  to raise the price of tobacco products.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Roy Burry, Industry Analyst, Oppenheimer and Co.\u003cbr/\u003ePresident Clinton is expected to come out as early as next week with ideas on how to  improve the plan, but architects of the agreement say the president is expected to  endorse the settlement.\u003cbr/\u003eCongressional leaders, however, are less enthusiastic saying that it is increasingly  unlikely the proposal will be taken up this year.\u003cbr/\u003eWashington D-C, U-S - 3 September 1997 and file\u003cbr/\u003eFile\u003cbr/\u003e1. Tobacco being processed\u003cbr/\u003e2. Cigarettes in processing plant\u003cbr/\u003e3. Marlboro cigarette packages being processed\u003cbr/\u003e3 September 1997\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide shot of Senate committee hearing\u003cbr/\u003e5. Witness panel\u003cbr/\u003e6. Cutaway of photographers\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Matt Myers, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids\u003cbr/\u003e8. Senate Committee panel\u003cbr/\u003eFile\u003cbr/\u003e9. Pan of cigarette billboards\u003cbr/\u003e10. Cigarettes being made in a processing plant\u003cbr/\u003e11. Child holding a box of cigarettes in a store\u003cbr/\u003e12. Close up of cigarette box\u003cbr/\u003e13. Child buying cigarettes\u003cbr/\u003e3 September 1997\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lonnie Bristow, M.D, former President of American Medical  Association\u003cbr/\u003e15. Various cuts at committee hearing\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Garroson, American Lung Association\u003cbr/\u003eFile\u003cbr/\u003e17. Store Clerk behind counter\u003cbr/\u003e18. Close up of clerk putting cigarette boxes away\u003cbr/\u003e3 September 1997\u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Roy Burry, Industry Analyst, Oppenheimer and Co.\u003cbr/\u003eFile\u003cbr/\u003e20. Boy smoking in restaurant\u003cbr/\u003e21. 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