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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-007-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a recent Senate vote to provide disability benefits and health care to veterans of the Vietnam War who suffer from health problems linked to exposure to the defoliant and herbicide chemical Agent Orange. The episode aired on Thursday, August 31, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-003-008
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate appropriations legislation to provide additional funding for Veterans Affairs (VA) medical care programs. The episode aired on Friday, June 9, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-002-013
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a court ruling that the Veterans Administration (VA) cannot require a direct cause and effect relationship between exposure to defoliant and herbicide chemical Agent Orange and certain diseases in determining disability benefits. The episode aired on Wednesday, May 25, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-017-008
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate recent findings that could not find a correlation between certain cancers and Vietnam War veterans' exposure to defoliant and herbicide chemical Agent Orange. The episode aired on Thursday, April 19, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-035-008
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate legislation passed the previous year to provide outpatient medical care to certain U.S. veterans even though the Veterans Administration (VA) could not pay for the services. The episode aired on Monday, February 20, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-022-005
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 need for appropriate care for veterans who served in the Persian Gulf during the war against Iraq, because of the growing number of veterans reporting health ailments. The episode aired on Monday, December 28, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-003-005
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether annual cost of living increases (COLAs) for military veterans should be automatic. Senator Kennedy also comments on legislation to help veterans exposed to defoliant and herbicide chemical Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. The episode aired on Tuesday, September 10, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-025-001
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate approaches to the "war on drugs," the U.S. military's role, the roles of local law enforcement, and programs for the treatment and prevention of drug abuse. The episode aired on Thursday, July 7, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-021-010
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 Senate's passage of the Radiation-Exposed Veterans Compensation Act of 1988, which would compensate veterans with certain cancer-related diseases that are presumed to be connected to their military service. The episode aired on Wednesday, April 27, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.