Press Releases
This week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to advance bipartisan legislation to elevate the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism at the U.S. State Department to the rank of Ambassador, and require the President nominate a Special Envoy within 90 days of enactment. The Special Envoy position is currently vacant and has been so since the start of the Trump Administration.
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (IL-10) today hosted a federal grants workshop in Northbrook, Illinois. The morning session highlighted resources available to local governments for transportation, infrastructure, flood mitigation and first responders. The afternoon session focused on community organizations and individuals with an emphasis on cultural programming and funding available through private foundations.
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced the launch of the Tenth District STEM Scholars program, a new educational opportunity for local high school students to learn about science, technology, education, and math through hands-on learning experiences.
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed an amendment offered by Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) to help connect communities housing stranded nuclear waste, including Zion, IL, with desperately needed federal resources.
Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to advance legislation introduced by U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Ted Lieu (CA-33) that would strengthen U.S. efforts to counter foreign disinformation and propaganda campaigns.
Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Ted Lieu (CA-33) announced the introduction of new legislation to strengthen the Global Engagement Center (GEC) within the Department of State, the office tasked with countering foreign disinformation and propaganda campaigns.
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the below statement:
"By walking away from America's commitments under the JCPOA, President Trump has created separation between the United States and our allies, brought our nation's credibility into question, and made it more challenging, not less, to block Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced his office has helped individual constituents through casework to recover more than $1 million from the federal government.
Since the start of the 115th Congress in January 2017, Schneider's office has returned $1,029,900 to Tenth District residents. Included in that total is $687,297 through cases involving the Social Security Administration and $284,758 through cases involving the Veterans Administration.
Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced the winners of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition in Illinois's Tenth District at a public reception at David Adler Music & Arts Center in Libertyville on the evening of Monday, April 23. Artwork on the theme of "Dreams" submitted from 55 students enrolled in 15 high schools across the district was displayed.