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 the state of the energy industry in America and the proposal for a carbon tax (a tax on all sources of energy that produce carbon dioxide) as a measure to protect the environment. The episode aired on Wednesday, August 15, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.