Press Releases
DEERFIELD, IL – Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement in response to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filing a federal lawsuit challenging drastic operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that threaten critical mail delivery and could undermine the national election in November in which record numbers of Americans are expected to vote by mail due to the COVID-19 pandemic:
CHICAGO – Today, Congressmen Brad Schneider (IL-10) joined with several Members of the Illinois Delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives at the United States Postal Services (USPS) office in downtown Chicago to fight back against sabotage from the Trump Administration.
Schneider announced that he, Rep. Mike Quigley, and other Members of the delegation would be writing to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, requesting that a criminal investigation of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy be initiated for interfering with an Illinois State election.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement in response to news of deal to normalize ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates:
"The outlined agreement announced today between Israel and the UAE should give us all hope for real progress towards the regional peace for which we pray. When fully implemented, this deal would be truly historic and hopefully add to the precedent set by Egypt and Jordan, and a harbinger of better things to come.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Schneider released the following statement following New York Attorney General Letitia James filing a lawsuit against the NRA:
GRAYSLAKE — In partnership with the Illinois Department of Employment Security, the Job Center of Lake County, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) and State Senator Melinda Bush will host the state's first legislative-led virtual job expo the week of Aug. 24.
WASHINGTON – Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus officially endorsed the COVID Preparedness, Response, and Effective Planning for Advanced Requirements by the Executive Branch (PREPARE) Act, a bill that would require federal agencies to submit a report to Congress on the steps they are taking to respond to a potential resurgence of COVID-19, including measurable goals, anticipated challenges, and how t
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to require a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's support for proxy forces. The bill, co-led by Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin (NY-01), would also require the Administration to report to Congress with a strategy to prevent Iran from expanding its influenced and power in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, during a hearing of the House Small Business Committee, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) pressed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for better federal guidance on safely moving the economy forward and the need for strengthened preparations as the U.S. faces a surge of COVID-related challenges in the months ahead.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security's announcement that the Trump Administration will reject new applicants to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and wind down legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought into the country as young children:
WASHINGTON– Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7608, Minibus appropriations including spending bills for State-Foreign Operations, Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA, Interior-Environment, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs. Several of Congressman Brad Schneider's priorities for Illinois were included in the package to be funded, including for FDA oversight over our medical device supply chain, for stronger ethylene oxide (EtO) monitoring, and for the Great Lakes Restoration initiative.