Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate giving the President authority to use the line-item veto and the effect it could have on balancing the federal budget. The line-item veto would allow the President to veto specific provisions of a bill while signing the rest. The episode aired on Thursday, May 17, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.