Press Releases
WASHINGTON —Yesterday, Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation reiterating American commitment to Israel's qualitive military edge (QME) in the face of reports of U.S. arms sales to the region.
WASHINGTON— Rep. Brad Schneider and The Congressional Tri-Caucus Chairs – composed of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – led a letter to President Trump demanding that he make a national television address to disavow his comments instructing the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by."
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) reintroduced bipartisan legislation with Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), and John Katko (R-NY) to hold Russia and other entities accountable for election interference. The Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines (DETER) Act is a House companion to S. 1060 which was introduced by U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Marco Rubio (R-FL).
WASHINGTON – Today, The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7496, the COVID Preparedness, Response and Effective Planning for Advanced Requirements by the Executive Branch (PREPARE) Act. Congressmen Brad Schneider's (IL-10) bipartisan bill passed the House in a unanimous voice vote. Republican John Katko co-led the legislation.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement on last night's passage of the Continuing Resolution to fund the government and avoid a government shutdown. The funding included language supporting Illinois health care providers.
WASHINGTON – Today, The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5602, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020 (DTPA). Congressmen Brad Schneider's (IL-10) bipartisan bill passed the House by an overwhelming vote, and had previously passed committee on a bipartisan 24-2 vote. A Senate companion bill is led by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). Video of Schneider's speech on behalf of the bill can be found here.
WASHINGTON— Yesterday, Rep. Brad Schneider led nine Democratic Members, including several leading voices on the US-Israel relationship and members with strong national security backgrounds, in calling on the President to ensure Israel's Qualitative Military Edge (QME) in any weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates.
WASHINGTON—Today, Reps. Brad Schneider and Jimmy Gomez led members of the Ways & Means and Oversight & Reform Committees in formally calling on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to review the tax-exempt status of both the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the NRA Foundation.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement in response to the violence in Kenosha:
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Rep. Ron Kind (WI-03) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma requesting immediate financial relief and certainty for hospitals, physicians, and health providers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.