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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 17 at noon. The event will be held at River Trails Middle School in Mt. Prospect and is open to the public.
This will be Schneider's 19th 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:
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the below statement on new legislation in Poland that makes it illegal to accuse the nation of complicity in crimes committed by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II. After signing the law, Polish President Andrzej Duda indicated he will ask the Constitutional Tribunal to review the legislation.
Today, U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (IL-10) was joined by Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security Bennie Thompson (MS-02), and Reps. Robin Kelly (IL-02), Lou Correa (CA-46), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) to introduce legislation aimed at preventing acts of domestic terrorism by white supremacists and other extremist groups. This is a companion bill to legislation first introduced in the Senate by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL).
Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) is the Most Active Freshman among House Democrats says a new report by Quorum Analytics reviewing the first year of the 115th Congress.
Schneider leads other Freshman Democrats, having introduced 17 bills since taking office in January 2017.
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL) released the below statement after President Trump's State of the Union Address:
"Ultimately, I will judge the President not by his words tonight, but by his actions tomorrow and in the months ahead.
Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Randy Hultgren (R-IL) announced they plan to sit together as a symbol of bipartisanship at tonight's State of the Union Address, eschewing the traditional party-line seating arrangements.
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced the introduction of a bipartisan congressional resolution recognizing the growth and transformation of the South Korea. The resolution was introduced ahead of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, which begin on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang, as well as the XII Paralympic Winter Games, which begin on March 9, 2018.
U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) introduced H.R. 4884, the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines (DETER) Act, a House companion to S. 2313 which was introduced by U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) earlier this month. The DETER Act requires a Director of National Intelligence report on foreign interference in U.S.
Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) today announced that Lake County State's Attorney Mike Nerheim will be his guest at President Trump's State of the Union address, scheduled for Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Nerheim has been an outspoken leader in his county's efforts to directly tackle the opioid epidemic afflicting our entire nation.