[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 28, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E680]
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 RECOGNIZING THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY DEBATE 
                                  TEAM

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 28, 2004

  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
accomplishment of the Michigan State University Debate Team. On April 
6, 2004, The Michigan State University Debate team placed first at the 
National Debate Tournament held at Catholic University in Washington, 
DC. The National Debate Tournament is the premier debate tournament in 
the country. Only seventy-eight of the nation's very best Universities 
are invited to compete at the highest level of collegiate debate.
  The MSU Debate Team has had a long history of success in national 
debate competition finishing in the Final Four of the National Debate 
Tournament in 1968, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2003. In 2000, the Michigan 
State University finished as a runner up in the competition. However, 
despite their previous success, the 2004 championship marks the first 
championship in the school's history. The Michigan State Spartans are 
only the third public school in the fifty-seven year history of the 
competition to take the first place honors.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleagues to join me in 
celebrating the accomplishment of the Michigan State University Debate 
Team. I am extremely grateful to represent one of the premier 
universities in the country and delighted to share their successes with 
you.

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