THIS WEEK IN DC
**Pro-Trump anarchists breached U.S. Capitol in unprecedented insurrection.**
117th Congress sworn in and began considering first bills; Pelosi re-elected House Speaker; Norton introduces D.C. Statehood Bill with 202 original cosponsors; Trump heard on phone call urging Georgia officials to "find" enough votes to overturn presidential results; Ossoff and Warnock elected to US Senate in razor tight race; Biden selects Merrick Garland, Obama-era SCOTUS nominee, to serve as U.S. Attorney General; D.C. Mayor calls in National Guard for protests as Congress is expected to affirm Biden victory; Following insurrection, Capitol Hill police chief resigns; Pelosi vows to impeach Trump again if Pence doesn't remove him; Trump concedes the election.
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IN THIS ISSUE
- Feature Story: What Does It Mean To Be A Patriot?
- The Muslim Public Affairs Council Supports Congressional Action to Remove Trump from Office
- CLDP: The Fast Pass to Working on Capitol Hill
- Implications of a Buttigieg-led DOT for American Muslims
- Two MPAC Allies Earn Government Appointments
- Palestinians Need an Immediate End to Medical Apartheid
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What Does It Mean To Be A Patriot?
MPAC Policy Programs Manager M Baqir Mohie El-Deen reflects
Addressing the attendees at the Save America rally in Washington D.C. that took place shortly before the US Congress was scheduled to confirm the electoral college vote, President Trump stated, “looking out at all the amazing patriots here today, I have never been more confident in our nation’s future.” Shortly after his speech, those “amazing patriots'' stormed Capitol Hill, damaging the infrastructure, looting, engaging in combat with capitol police, and causing violent mayhem that ended up costing the life of a citizen, while instilling fear in the rest of America who followed the events as they transpired.
What does it mean to be an American patriot, and were those who are responsible for this week’s chaos ‘American patriots’?
Read the full analysis →
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This Week at MPAC's D.C. Bureau
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MPAC releases a statement on their support for the Congressional call to remove Trump from office.
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MPAC Policy and Programming Coordinator Iman Ali shares the importance of CLDP for our youth.
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MPAC Policy Analyst Adam Beddawi analyzes how a Pete Buttigieg-led Department of Transportation may impact American Muslims.
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Biden selects MPAC allies, Xavier Becerra and Vanita Gupta for key appointments in HHS and DOJ, respectively.
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MPAC Human Security Program Manager Prema Rahman examines how the United States can alleviate the plight of Palestinians facing medical apartheid.
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GOOD TO KNOW
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Biden selects Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo for Commerce Secretary.
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8 Democratic governors demand HHS release more vaccine doses.
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Simon & Schuster cancels Plans for Senator Hawley’s book.
- Pence expected to attend Biden inauguration.
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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY - Jan. 5, 1972, Founding Father and President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman freed by the newly elected President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; Jan. 5, 1957, US President Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Middle East, where they have remained ever since; Jan. 6, 664, Amr ibn al-A'as, Arab general who led the Muslim conquest of Egypt, dies at about 90; Jan. 9, 1972, Led by future Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks beat LA Lakers, 120-104, ending LA's consecutive win streak at 33, the longest winning streak in major league sports history;
Jan. 3, 1521, Martin Luther is excommunicated by Pope Leo X; Jan. 3, 1853, Solomon Northup is freed after 7 illegal years in slavery with aid of Washington Hunt, Governor of New York; Jan. 6, 1773, Massachusetts' enslaved population petition legislature for freedom; Jan. 6, 1941, US President Franklin Roosevelt makes his "Four Freedoms" speech (freedom of speech and worship; freedom from want and fear) during his US State of Union address; Jan. 8, 1790, 1st US President George Washington delivers 1st state of the union address; Jan. 8, 1867, African American men granted the right to vote in Washington D.C., despite President Andrew Johnson's veto; Jan. 9, 1861, Mississippi secedes from the Union (US Civil War); Jan. 8, 1835, US national debt is $0 for the first and only time in history.
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