Press Releases

Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10) and A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) introduced the Produce All Relevant Information to Safeguard (P.A.R.I.S.) Climate Act. The timing of the bill introduction coincides with the United Nations Katowice Climate Change Conference (COP 24) in Poland.

Following news reports of the discovery and destruction of cross-border tunnels constructed by the terrorist organization Hizballah from Lebanon into Israel, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement:

Today, U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (IL-10), launched the "Holiday Cards for Heroes" program for the 2018 holiday season.

Tenth District constituents are invited to drop off holiday cards for military servicemembers at Congressman Schneider's District Office in Lincolnshire, starting today through Friday, December 14, 2017. Holiday cards placed in envelopes should not be sealed closed.

Last year, Schneider's office collected and distributed more than 200 cards with help from the United Service Organizations (USO).

Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation to help small businesses when essential employees or small business owners are called up for service as part of their National Guard or Reservist duties. The bill would improve existing, yet underutilized, Small Business Administration programs offering loans and deferrals to help small businesses meet their obligations during an employee's absence due to military service.

U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Representatives Dan Lipinski (D-IL-03) and Bill Foster (D-IL-11), today introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions standards for medical sterilization and chemical facilities, which have been the source of harmful emissions in Illinois. The bill also requires the EPA to notify the public no more than 30 days after it learns that the new standards have been violated.

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, December 1 at 12:30pm. The event will be held at Rondout Elementary School at 28593 North Bradley Road.

This will be Schneider's 29^th Congress on Your Corner town hall event since taking office in January 2017.

WHO:

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

WHAT:

U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with U.S. Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL-11) and Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), today met with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to discuss cancer risks caused by ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions at Sterigenics Inc. in DuPage County, Illinois and Medline Industries, Inc., and Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc., in Lake County, Illinois.

Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement of support for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi in her bid for Speaker of the House:

"Our next Speaker of the House must uphold the commitments we made to the American people to put working families first, improve the quality and lower the cost of health care, and get Congress working again for our communities and nation.