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Session 747
Resolved: The United States Federal Government Should Substantially Increase Its Transportation Infrastructure Investment in the United States.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:15AM - 12:00PM  Signin to Reveal Location Lectern Session Finance, Policy
Kerri Kilbane, National Association for Urban Debate Leagues, presiding
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Technical Activities (A0000)

Two debate teams from New York City and Baltimore will debate Resolved: The U.S. federal government should substantially increase investment for transportation infrastructure. The National Association of Urban Debate Leagues works to promote education equity in urban high schools by facilitating policy debate, which is a highly efficient and cost-effective extracurricular activity. Urban debate leagues operate in 19 cities; 87% of debaters are minorities and 78% come from low-income households.
 Abstracts:

TitlePresentation Number
Baltimore Urban Debate League
Jabree Gordon, Knowledge and Success Academy, presenter
Darius Adejo-Liely, Knowledge and Success Academy, presenter
 P13-7081
New York City Urban Debate League
Avril Gordon Joseph, Achievement First Brooklyn High School, presenter
Raiesa Fraser, Achievement First Brooklyn High School, presenter
 P13-7082
Judges Panel
Dorval R. Carter, Federal Transit Administration, presenter
Julie Cunningham, Council of Minority Transportation Officials, presenter
Susan Kurland, U.S. Department of Transportation, presenter
Shirley C. McCall, Cardozo Senior High School, presenter
Lucy Phillips Priddy, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, presenter
Jeffrey N. Shane, Hogan Lovells US LLP, presenter
Charles A. Wright, Florida A&M University - Florida State University, presenter
 P13-7153