Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-021-012
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 trade bill that Congress is sending to the President. The legislation includes a plant-closing provision requiring that corporations give 60 days notice to their workers and communities before factories are closed or layoffs occur. The episode aired on Friday, April 29, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.