Press Releases
Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced an upcoming "New Congress Listening Tour" in locations across the Tenth District during the week of February 18 to hear from constituents about their top priorities for the new legislative session.
Schneider will host a series of roundtable listening sessions that are open to the public in Fox Lake, Des Plaines, Deerfield, and Waukegan. The sessions will focus on the environment, health care, gun violence, and immigration.
Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Don Beyer (D-VA), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Paul Cook (R-CA) introduced bipartisan legislation to help families grieving the loss of a child take time off work.
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement:
"President Trump should use tonight's speech to lay out ideas that can bring people together to make real progress for our nation rather than stoking partisan divisions.
"Bipartisanship is the only way to create lasting change in our divided government. I hope the President will choose to focus on areas where we can find common ground, including rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, stabilizing our health care markets, and addressing the opioid crisis.
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, February 9 at 11:30am. The event will be held at Lake Villa District Library and is open to the public.
This will be Schneider's 2nd Congress on Your Corner town hall of the new year and new Congress.
WHO:
Rep. Brad Schneider and constituents of Illinois's Tenth District
WHAT:
"Congress on Your Corner" to meet constituents and answer questions
Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) today announced that Ivan Hernandez, 26, of Waukegan, will be his guest at President Trump's State of the Union address, scheduled for Tuesday, February 5, 2019.
Today, U.S. Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced bicameral legislation aimed at reducing gun violence by preventing the theft of firearms from Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs), or federally-licensed dealers, manufacturers, and importers.
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the below statement following his selection to serve on House Committee on Small Business in the 116th Congress. Schneider is also a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider met with local federal workers negatively affected by the government shutdown, including many who are working without pay or have been furloughed.
The meeting included residents employed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and Customs and Border Patrol (CPB), as well as representatives of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA).
Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10), Kenny Marchant (TX-24), Terri Sewell (AL-7) and Jason Smith (MO-8), all members of the House Committee on Ways and Means, introduced bipartisan legislation to exempt restitution payments to victims of human trafficking from federal income tax.
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) to help small businesses acquire federal contracts passed the House of Representatives this week by a vote of 415-6.
H.R. 190, the Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019, makes improvements to the sole source contracting process for small businesses.