Press Releases
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL) applauded recent visa policy changes by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to allow foreign-born medical doctors greater flexibility to deliver health care to our communities during this pandemic.
These changes were previously requested by Schneider and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) in an April 2020 letter to Kenneth Cuccinelli, acting Principal Deputy Director at USCIS.
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL) praised the introduction of the Heroes Act, the House's next legislative package to respond to the severe public health and economic consequences of the coronavirus crisis.
Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Ron Kind (WI-3) and Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Michael Bennet (CO) introduced legislation to fix a flawed Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) loan program to help health care providers respond to the financial pressures caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
As Congress considers additional funding to support the U.S. response to the economic and public health dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Tammy Duckworth and Congressman Brad Schneider called on Congressional leadership to include their legislation to assist nuclear-affected communities. The Sensible, Timely Relief for America's Nuclear Districts' Economic Development (STRANDED) Act would provide financial assistance to the communities around the country shouldering the burden of storing spent nuclear waste.
As the U.S. faces the unprecedented public health crisis posed by the coronavirus, Reps. Brad Schneider (D-IL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), and Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced bipartisan legislation to support visas for foreign-born doctors currently serving among the American healthcare workforce and additional visas for foreign-born nurses to come serve in the U.S.
On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 2:15pm CT, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) will host a conversation with the Lake County Health Department to discuss racial health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) called on the Small Business Administration (SBA) to accept new Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applicants and provide current applicants with an update on their loan status. Schneider was joined by nearly 100 Members in his oversight letter to the SBA, which was co-led by Chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee Nydia Velázquez and Chairman of the Financial Services Appropriations Subcommittee, charged with funding the SBA, Mike Quigley.
I hope as the calendar turns to May you and your families continue to be healthy and well.
Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced he will host a bilingual telephone town hall with the option of live, simultaneous translation for Spanish-speaking listeners to discuss and answer questions related to the coronavirus.
This will be Congressman Schneider's third telephone town hall during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 16,000 constituents have participated in the previous two telephone town hall events.
He invites all residents of Illinois' Tenth Congressional District to participate Thursday, May 7, from 4:50-5:50pm CT.
Today, U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL) with U.S. Representatives John Katko (R-NY), TJ Cox, (D-CA), Peter T. King (R-NY), and Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced bipartisan legislation to make states and local governments eligible for the emergency paid leave payroll tax credits, which would help state and local budgets stretched thin by the COVID-19 pandemic.