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Lake County Environmental Works awarded funding by EPA to conduct community ambient air monitoring for ethylene oxide (EtO)
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressmen Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Jason Crow (CO-06) led 20 original cosponsors in introducing a bipartisan resolution supporting the goals and ideals of “National Veterans Small Business Week,” celebrating the business contributions made by our nation’s veterans.
Did you know air travel accounts for almost 2.5% of global greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions? Developing and deploying “sustainable aviation fuel” (SAF) could reduce ghg emissions by more than 50%. To help promote development of SAF, I and my team have been working on legislation for almost three years to create tax incentives to promote production of SAF. We achieved a major step forward when a version of our Sustainable Skies Act was included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and signed into law by President Biden on August 16.
October is Manufacturing Month, and to highlight the importance of manufacturing in our state, the Illinois Manufacturing Association (IMA) is on a 20-stop Makers on the Move bus tour. Noting the breadth and diversity of Lake County’s and Illinois’s 10th District manufacturing sector, IMA chose to kick off their tour at the newly opened College of Lake County Advanced Technology Center in Gurnee.
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) issued the following statement after the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) Commission of Inquiry (COI) came out with a report on the Situation in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza.
Grants will enhance public and firefighter safety in Lincolnshire, Grayslake, Winthrop Harbor, and Mount Prospect.
WASHINGTON—This week, Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23), and Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) led a bipartisan group of 13 Members of Congress in a letter to social media companies requesting an explanation as to how they moderate and flag harmful content that could indicate intentions to commit acts of violence.
I hope you and your family enjoyed the first weekend of autumn, and to those who observed Rosh Hashanah earlier this week, Shanah Tovah, Happy New Year—I wish you a year filled with good health, happiness, and peace.
I'm back in Washington this week after spending the Rosh Hashanah holiday with my family. Our first priority this week is striking a deal with the Senate to fund the government and avoid a shutdown Friday at midnight. I am optimistic that my colleagues on both sides of the Capitol will come together to keep our government open and serving the American people.
WASHINGTON —Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), along with Representatives Nikema Williams (GA-05), Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), and Kathy Manning (NC-06) introduced a resolution to censure Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene following her social media posts correlating President Joe Biden to Adolf Hitler.
This week summer officially comes to a close. There is a chill in the air, the leaves are just beginning to change, and once again our kids are back in school. Similarly, Members of Congress are back in Washington to work on several important bills, including funding the government for fiscal year 2023.