Press Releases
With a growing number of Americans aging into Medicare, Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation to simplify complex Medicare enrollment rules. The Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act would eliminate needless gaps in health care coverage and help prevent lifetime late-enrollment penalties. Today, almost 760,000 Americans are paying these penalties, increasing their Medicare Part B premiums by an average of 28 percent.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL); Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chairman, House Foreign Affairs Committee; Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chairwoman, House Appropriations Committee, Ted Deutch (D-FL), Chairman, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism; and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) released the following statement:
Today, U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL) hosted a Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony at the U.S. Capitol to allow Members of Congress to hear firsthand testimony from survivors of the Holocaust and to remember the lives cut short by antisemitism and hate.
Schneider speaks at a Holocaust Remembrance Day event in the U.S. Capitol.
Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL), Susan W. Brooks (R-IN), Annie Kuster (D-NH), and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) introduced bipartisan legislation to train more doctors equipped to combat the opioid epidemic.
H.R. 2439, the Opioid Workforce Act of 2019, would create 1,000 additional residency positions over five years to hospitals with addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, or pain management programs.
Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL), Susan W. Brooks (R-IN), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced legislation to extend clear and consistent non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people in housing.
H.R. 2402, the Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2019 would include "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" as protected characteristics under the Fair Housing Act which currently mandates non-discrimination for housing on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, or disability.
Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced the winners of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition in Illinois's Tenth District at a public exhibition at the College of Lake County in Grayslake on the evening of Wednesday, April 24. Forty students from eleven high schools across the district submitted artwork on the theme of "Character."
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the below statement following calls with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) regarding the spill of anhydrous ammonia in Beach Park, IL:
"While my first thoughts remain with the individuals hospitalized as a result of this spill, it is critically important that we urgently begin the investigation to determine how this accident occurred and what steps are necessary to prevent similar disasters in the future.
Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the below statement following the public release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election:
"I am pleased that the Special Counsel report is finally public and the American people can now read the findings for themselves on foreign interference in the 2016 election.
On Tuesday, April 23, Congressman Brad Schneider will host a community briefing on the 2020 Census at Waukegan City Hall. This is an opportunity for constituents to get answers to their questions about the Census and hear from local partner organizations about steps they are taking to make sure everyone is counted.
The event is free and open to the public.
Attendees should RSVP online here.
WHO:
Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10)
Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Rep. Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations; Rep. Ted Deutch, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism; and Rep. Brad Schneider today made the following statement: