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As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.
How the gas tax could help pay for a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal https://t.co/F0xVdifNbZ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 12, 2021
A group of five Republicans and five Democrats reached an agreement on a proposed infrastructure spending bill https://t.co/VW9nPS24VT pic.twitter.com/5QQsQ9ZhMz
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 11, 2021
President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency is back with a rule that won’t help build infrastructure. https://t.co/CQHdsJZUJv
— WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) June 12, 2021
President Joe Biden is pitching his plan as an investment to benefit communities of color, rural Americans and others burdened by decay or lagging modernization.
Here’s a look at how bad things have gotten across the country. https://t.co/BTwVB1ZbBZ— CNN (@CNN) June 12, 2021
Go green or go bipartisan? President Joe Biden’s big infrastructure choice https://t.co/6FwkOCvWNe
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) June 12, 2021
After a marked increase in disruptive — and sometimes dangerous — behavior by passengers, some airlines are changing their plans to start selling alcohol in the cabin again. https://t.co/nUJukIT3IS
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) June 2, 2021
DeFazio said that while the highway bill may be an important part of Biden’s broader infrastructure proposal, “this is not the American Jobs Plan.” https://t.co/zuPPrJSQgS
— Roll Call (@rollcall) June 10, 2021
President Biden celebrated Amtrak‘s 50th birthday today by calling for its routes to be expanded, including the creation of high speed rail service between Charlotte and Atlanta, and a significant increase in funding for the railroad. https://t.co/8buBH6HJUE
— POLITICO (@politico) April 30, 2021
If peak demand does ease in a lasting way, that could affect how we build infrastructure and how transit agencies spend money. https://t.co/XFnWY8ajOK
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) June 12, 2021
The National Risk Management Act would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to conduct a five-year national risk management cycle. https://t.co/tFlzQv3Fhg
— The Hill (@thehill) April 23, 2021
A change in an FAA weight rule could result in more fliers getting bumped from flights and more baggage delayshttps://t.co/lcY3x0ImTl
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 12, 2021
U.S. needs ‘make-ready’ infrastructure to promote electric vehicles https://t.co/Inx0Ujc4OK pic.twitter.com/d4JXXXPxOC
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 4, 2021
Amtrak wants Americans to fall back in love with trains. It plans on adding 39 new routes across the country and boosting service on existing lines. But, shippers worry sharing a line will delay trains carrying essential goods and drive up costs. https://t.co/JDQwgYS5ld
— NPR (@NPR) June 12, 2021
Senate Democrats announce $73 billion plan to replace country’s mass transit buses with clean vehicles https://t.co/pihxSQJAwv pic.twitter.com/HMYZ6Llyfj
— The Hill (@thehill) May 4, 2021