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Rep. Schneider to Hold “Congress on Your Corner” in Mt. Prospect
April 12, 2019

Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) will host a "Congress on Your Corner" event to answer questions from constituents and brief attendees on his work in Washington on Saturday, April 20 at 10:00am. The event will be held at the Mount Prospect Library and is open to the public.

WHO:

Rep. Brad Schneider and constituents of Illinois's Tenth District

April 12, 2019

U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), Dan Lipinski (D-IL-03), and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), today asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about any actions it has taken, or plans to take, to examine and evaluate alternate, non-cancer causing medical equipment sterilization methods for use in the United States.

April 4, 2019

Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL) issued the below statement following his vote against the motion to recommit on S.J.Res. 7, a War Powers Resolution on Yemen, Directing Removal of U.S. Forces That Have Not Been Authorized by Congress.

March 29, 2019

Following an alarming new report by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) showing higher incidences of certain cancers near the Sterigenics facility in Willowbrook that uses Ethylene Oxide (EtO), Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the below statement:

March 29, 2019

In response to an Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) report that detailed evidence that residents of Willowbrook, Illinois, have higher incidences of certain cancers associated with exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO) in comparison to the rest of the state, U.S.

March 29, 2019

Congressman Brad Schneider today announced an upcoming Military Service Academy Information Session in Gurnee for high school students and their families.

March 28, 2019

On Thursday, April 18, Congressman Brad Schneider will host a small business workshop at the Grayslake Area Public Library to help constituents interested in starting a small business or growing an existing business.

The event will be led by Mitch Bienvenue, director of the Illinois Small Business Development and International Trade Center.

The workshop will cover:

March 28, 2019

Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Steve Chabot (R-OH) reintroduced H.R. 1909, the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act, bipartisan legislation to increase investment in America's startups. Specifically, this bill clarifies the definition of angel investor groups and exempts "demo days" from the Securities Exchange Commission's General Solicitation rules.

March 27, 2019

Following the massacre at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-15) in the House and Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) in the Senate today introduced legislation to address the growing threat of white supremacists and other violent right-wing extremists.

March 25, 2019

Democratic Congressmen Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Jerry Nadler (NY-10) were joined by Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin (NY-01) and Congresswoman Ann Wagner (MO-02) to introduce a bipartisan resolution opposing efforts to delegitimize the state of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement targeting Israel.