Issue 63: Friday, 4 Feb 2022

THIS WEEK IN DC — The America Competes Act Will Help Us Fight Corruption And Kleptocracy Around The World; Top Senate Republican: Congress 'Probably' Headed For Third Stopgap Bill To Prevent Shutdown; US Reveals Russia May Plan To Create Fake Pretext For Ukraine Invasion; Biden In NYC: 'The Answer Is Not Defund The Police'; Senate Panel Advances Bill Targeting Apple, Google App Store Power; Pelosi Says She Has Not Provided Any Information To Jan. 6 Panel; Biden Fed Pick Faces GOP Fire On Climate Stances; Senate GOP Report Knocks Biden Administration Over Afghanistan Evacuation Planning; Durbin: Some Speaking Out About Biden Court Pick 'Have Never Voted For A Black Nominee'; Democrats Hit Limits With Luján's Absence.

IN THIS ISSUE

Featured Issue: MPAC Is Listening To American Muslims
Coalition Letter to Biden Admin for Student Loan Reform
Join us for our 2022 Congressional Leadership Development Program Open House

MPAC Is Listening To American Muslims

As we observe Black History Month and celebrate the accomplishments and contributions that African Americans have made to this nation, MPAC will celebrate the diversity of American Muslims by hosting evening conversations to unite the American Muslim communities. You can catch the first conversation here.

Islam has arrived to this land numerous times over the past few centuries, with various waves of immigration from Africa, Asia, and Europe...

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Coalition Letter to Biden Admin for Student Loan Reform

We signed a joint letter along with a coalition of American Muslim organizations for a proposal for student loan reform for the consideration of the U.S. Department of Education and Biden Administration.

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CLDP Open House: Applications are open for our 2022 Congressional Leadership Development Program (CLDP)

Please join us for our final Open House for our Congressional Leadership Development Program on Sunday, Feb 13 at 1pm ET. If you have questions about the application process or what CLDP looks like in the summer, please join us to get your questions answered.

RSVP for the Open House here →

Are you or someone you know ready to avail this unique opportunity valued at $10,000?

Our CLDP program is offered at zero cost to accepted candidates and places youth in a coveted Capitol Hill internship position for 10 weeks during the summer. Fellows gain critical first hand experience on how Congress functions, what goes on behind closed doors – and what the legislative process actually looks like.

Deadline to submit applications is Sunday, February 20th!

Learn more and apply for our CLDP program →

GOOD TO KNOW

The FBI has identified suspects accused of making threats to HBCUs this week, official say
Whoopi Goldberg suspended from 'The View' for 2 weeks over Holocaust comments
A U.S. commando raid in Syria targets the leader of the Islamic State
Jobless claims fall for second straight week
U.S. national debt tops $30 trillion as borrowing surged

- THIS WEEK IN HISTORY -

Jan 30, 1991 - Iraqi troops gain control of Al Khafji inside the Saudi Arabian border; Jan 31, 1957 - Trans-Iranian oil pipe line finished; Feb 1, 1713 - The Kalabalik or Tumult in Bendery results from the Ottoman sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized; Feb 2, 1542 - Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Muslim-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente; Feb 3, 1451 - Sultan Mehmed II, the Conqueror inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire; Feb 3, 1980 - Mohammed Ali begins tours Africa as President Carter's envoy; Feb 4, 1949 - Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi; Feb 5, 1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes first NBA player to score 38,000 points.

Jan 30, 1948 - Martin Luther King Jr.s home bombed; Jan 31, 1865 - Congress passes the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (passes 121-24); Feb 1, 1865 - J.S. Rock, 1st African American lawyer to practice in US Supreme Court, admitted to bar; Feb 2, 1971 - US Congressional Black Caucus organizes with Charles C. Diggs Jr. its first Chair; Feb 4, 1789 - First US electoral college chooses George Washington as President and John Adams as Vice President; Feb 5, 1972 - Bob Douglas is first African American elected to Basketball Hall of Fame.

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