Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement:

"Like the House version, the Senate bill is mean-spirited to the core – cruelly sacrificing health care coverage for the most vulnerable among us for tax breaks to the most fortunate.

"If passed, millions of Americans will lose health insurance, people approaching retirement age will be forced to pay an unfair ‘age tax,' and those of us with pre-existing conditions will once again face discrimination and outrageous costs.

Reps. Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Mark Takano (D-CA) today announced the introduction of legislation to encourage the development of community technology co-ops, known as "makerspaces," which promote education and support small businesses by providing students and entrepreneurs access to tools and technology. H.R.

Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) today announced their meeting with a United Nations Special Coordinator in an effort to improve United Nations (UN) response to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in peacekeeping operations.

A bipartisan amendment to help research-focused small businesses introduced by U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) was approved by the House Small Business Committee yesterday.

Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10) and 170 Democratic colleagues introduced a resolution condemning President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and urging the Administration to reverse course and maintain U.S. participation.

Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Dan Donovan (R-NY), both members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced new bipartisan legislation to bolster Israel's efforts to detect, map, and eliminate tunnels used by terrorist organizations to support and launch terrorist attacks against Israel.

H.R. 2914, The United States-Israel Anti-Tunnel Defense Cooperation Act would authorize $47.5 million for the Department of Defense to carry out research, development, testing, and evaluation of anti-tunnel capabilities on a joint basis with Israel.

Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) announced that they will be sitting together at this evening's Congressional Baseball Game. Following the tragic events of yesterday, Congressman Schneider and Congresswoman Tenney will eschew the traditional partisan seating arrangements and join together in a show of unity.

Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Claudia Tenney (R-NY) announced the introduction of new bipartisan legislation to strengthen the processes that ensures Israel's qualitative military edge (QME) over regional adversaries.