Issue 45: Friday, 1 Oct 2021

THIS WEEK IN DC — Generals Say They Recommended Keeping U.S. Troops In Afghanistan; Biden Administration Proposes Rule Reinstating DACA; Senate Battles Over Supreme Court 'Shadow Docket' In The Wake Of Texas Abortion Law; Manchin Proposed $1.5T Top-Line Number To Schumer This Summer; Blinken, Mayorkas, Garland To Travel To Mexico To Discuss 'Security Issues'; Harris's Poll Numbers Rise As Biden's Fall; Paul Tanks Iron Dome Cash, Flooring Dems And Bucking McConnell; Averting Government Shutdown, Biden Signs Bill Hours Before Deadline.

IN THIS ISSUE

  • Breaking down the Government Shutdown Showdown
  • Upcoming: Eradicate Hate Global Summit

 

Breaking down the Government Shutdown Showdown
By: M Baqir Mohie El-Deen, MPAC Policy Program Manager 
 
Photo credit: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file

 

Our Congress passed a short-term appropriations bill that will fund our government until December 3rd, hours before a government shutdown, however, our legislatures are still gridlocked over the looming threat of defaulting on our federal debt in a short few weeks. What does this all mean to us? Here’s a breakdown of our budget, debt ceiling, and how it affects our nation.

The Federal Budget

Our budget is what funds all government-funded projects and employees. The United States is the most indebted nation in the world, ranking 14th per capita. Due to President Trump’s tax cuts and spending legislation enacted due to the coronavirus pandemic, our budget’s deficit nearly doubled over the past two years. However, this is not a new phenomena 

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Upcoming:

 

In another senseless act of violence fueled by hate, in October 2018, eleven innocent worshippers were killed in a targeted, violent attack at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. The Eradicate Hate Global Summit is the launch of an ongoing project, with a permanent home in Pittsburgh, which will generate specific solutions to deliver actual, lasting, and measurable change in how we combat hate and extremism.

MPAC President, Salam Al-Marayati, will be joining an esteemed cohort of dignitaries and speakers to moderate the panel Deradicalization: Does it Work? This panel addresses the pros and cons of deradicalization programs and explores the important attributes necessary for effective implementation. For more information on this summit, visit their website.

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GOOD TO KNOW

  • More than half of police killings are undercounted, new study says
  • Michigan college student transforms into avatar for wild FOX singing competition ‘Alter Ego’
  • American Girl now offers doll clothes for celebrating Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr
  • Number of workers filing for jobless aid rises for third straight week to 362,000
  • Shia Muslim pilgrims commemorate Arbaeen in Karbala
  • For the first time since June, the number of projected Covid-19 deaths in the US is decreasing
     

 

- THIS WEEK IN HISTORY - 

Sep 26, 1962 - Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day); Sep 27, 70 - Walls of the upper city of Jerusalem battered down by Roman army; Sep 28, 1970 - Anwar Sadat replaces the late Gamal Abdel Nasser as acting Egyptian President; elected president in October 1970; Oct 1, 1918 - World War I: Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") capture Damascus; Oct 2, 976 - Hisham II appointed Khalifa of Cordoba; Oct 2, 1187 - Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from Crusaders; Oct 2, 1935 - Mussolini's Italian army attacks Abyssinia (Ethiopia); Oct 1, 1827 - Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia.

 

Sep 26, 1777 - British General William Howe occupies Philadelphia during American Revolution; Sep 26, 1972 - American Museum of Immigration dedicated; Sep 27, 1779 - John Adams negotiates Revolutionary War peace terms with Great Britain; Sep 27, 1916 - First Native American Day celebrated, honoring American Natives; Sep 29, 1936 - Radio used for first time for a presidential campaign; Sep 30, 1898 - City of New York established; Oct 1, 1934 - Adolf Hitler expands German army and navy, violating Treaty of Versailles; Oct 2, 1789 - George Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification; Oct 2, 1967 - Thurgood Marshall sworn in as first black Supreme Court Justice.    
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