Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s announcement that it is beginning to send a surge of homeland security agents to the Chicago area:
“President Trump threatened to bring war to the streets of Chicago, and today his administration is advancing that threat with ‘Operation Midway Blitz.’
Washington, D.C. — Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the August jobs report:
“The numbers don’t lie. President Trump’s economic agenda continues to hurt the American economy. For the first time since the depths of the pandemic, we’re seeing the job market start to stall out.
NORTH CHICAGO – Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) joined Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth on a visit and tour of Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, which is expected to base homeland security agents and National Guard troops should President Trump follow through on his threat to send them to Chicago. Schneider and the Senators held a news conference following the visit. Schneider’s remarks as delivered are below.
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL – Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration has requested support from Naval Station Great Lakes to station federal immigration and homeland security agents out of the base. Naval Station Great Lakes, the Navy’s largest training station and home to the Navy’s only Boot Camp, is in North Chicago, which Schneider represents.
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL -- Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, re-introduced the Teachers Are Leaders Act, a bill to expand professional development opportunities for teachers. The bipartisan legislation is co-sponsored by Rep. John W. Mannion (NY-22), Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01). Schneider will mark the introduction of the bill today at an event in Highland Park with local educators.
Rep. Brad Schneider, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement ahead of President Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska:
“Ukraine won’t be in the room when President Trump meets with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. That’s a mistake. We should never negotiate about Ukraine without Ukraine.
“Moreover, for the future security of our allies in Europe and around the world, we cannot accept any nation taking another country’s territory by force – not in Ukraine, not anywhere.
Washington, D.C. —Today, Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL), Raul Ruiz M.D. (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), announced the introduction of the BENES 2.0 Act, aimed at protecting Americans approaching Medicare eligibility from costly and confusing enrollment penalties.
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Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement on the passing of Captain James Lovell:
Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement in response to the Israeli Security Cabinet approving a plan to take control of Gaza City: