Issue 64: Friday, 11 Feb 2022

THIS WEEK IN DC — Kinzinger Says 'Nothing Surprises Me Anymore' After RNC Censures Him; Sotomayor: Threat To Supreme Court Unprecedented Due To Partisanship; Cheney: Jan. 6 Investigation Is About 'Fidelity' To The Constitution; Biden Calls On Senate To Pass His Agenda To Lower Drug Prices; Biden Appears With Vulnerable House Democrat In Virginia; Franken On Senate Resignation: 'They Made It Impossible For Me To Get Due Process'; Nearly 60 Percent Of Americans Disapprove Of Biden's Job Performance: Poll; White House Says It Will Hold Houthis Accountable For Attack On Saudi Arabia; Investigators Find Gaps In White House Phone Records From Jan. 6; Top Commander: Afghanistan Evacuation Hampered By Appeals From White House Officials, Members Of Congress; Panel Approves Transfer Of Saudi Engineer From Guantanamo Bay.

IN THIS ISSUE

Featured Issue: MPAC Asked: What Has Black History Month Meant to You?
Join us for our 2022 Congressional Leadership Development Program Open House

MPAC Asked: What Has Black History Month Meant to You?

On Wednesday, February 9th, the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) asked “what has Black History Month meant to you?” Participants ranged from staff members, to MPAC supporters, to civil society stakeholders and many others who joined in to listen and to be heard. The theme of the conversation was #AllVoicesWelcome, and the diversity of our participants reflected just that. The responses opened new realities on Black History Month. We created this space to have this conversation with a wide audience, and to listen to members of our community and beyond to encourage meaningful, impactful dialogue on Black history in America. This week’s conversation was encouraging because of the honest participation from those who attended...

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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.

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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!

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GOOD TO KNOW

Celebrating representation in the world of literature, this young visionary hopes to extend the word of the page into the minds of many
Preserving the Legacy: Portraits and Stories Capturing Black Muslim Life
States get go-ahead to build electric car charging stations
Trucker protest at Canada's Ambassador Bridge in Windsor hurting auto industry
On seventh anniversary of Muslim friends' murder in Chapel Hill, NC official keeping their legacy alive with Congress bid

- THIS WEEK IN HISTORY -

Feb 6, 1935 - First election to allow women to vote in Turkey; Feb 7, 1947 - The UK announces its intention to end the Mandate for Palestine; Feb 8, 1978 - Crown Prince Sad Abdallah al-Salim Al Sabah becomes Prime Minister of Kuwait; Feb 9, 1986 - Haydar Bakr al-Attas appointed president of South Yemen; Feb 10 1972 - Ras al Khaima joins United Arab Emirates.

Feb 6, 1899 - Spanish–American War ends, peace treaty ratified by Senate; Feb 6, 1974 - US House of Reps begins determining grounds for impeachment of President Richard Nixon; Feb 7, 1795 - 11th Amendment to US Constitution ratified, affirms power of states; Feb 7, 1962 - US President JFK begins blockade of Cuba by banning all Cuban imports and exports; Feb 8, 1887 - The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments; Feb 8, 1894 - US Enforcement Act repealed, making it easier to disenfranchise African-Americans; Feb 9, 1943 - US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an executive order setting a minimum 48-hour work week in a number of critical war industries; Feb 10, 1967 - Bill White becomes 1st African American baseball announcer (NY Yankees); Feb 10, 1855 - US citizenship laws amended; all children of US parents born abroad granted US citizenship.

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