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DEERFIELD, IL. – Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced the dates of his "Congress on Your Corner" town halls and fourth annual "Bike the Tenth" constituent ride. Throughout August, Schneider will host four town halls across the Tenth District, the first in-person town halls since March 2020.
WASHINGTON – Today Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement after the House overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs (ALLIES) Act:
Last Wednesday the first round of monthly Child Tax Credit payments started hitting bank accounts. The newly refundable credit is part of the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress in March. The annual credit is $3,000 for children under 17 and $3,600 for children under 6, with half the annual credit paid in monthly installments, July through December. The second half of the credit will be claimed on individuals 2021 tax return.
DEERFIELD, Il. – As the first round of monthly Child Tax Credit payments arrive to American families, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) today hosted a bilingual Facebook Live conversation with Lidia Madrid and Diana Wence, two mothers from Waukegan, to discuss how the newly-expanded Child Tax Credit will benefit Tenth District families like theirs.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) today announced that six additional Community Project Funding (CPF) submissions from Illinois's 10th District were included in two House Appropriations Committee Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 funding bills—the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriations legislation and the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations legislation.
I missed last week's newsletter because I was out of the country on a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) trip to Israel and Qatar (more on that below). I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend. Before I left on my trip, I was able to join Independence Day celebrations across the district. It was wonderful to be able to see people's smiles and to mark our country's birthday and all that it means in-person.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), Congressman Jody Hice (GA-10) and members of the bipartisan Congressional Ethylene Oxide Task Force led a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish consistent standards for protecting communities from the harmful effects of ethylene oxide (EtO).
Members of the EtO Task Force asked for a meeting with EPA Administrator Michael Regan to discuss the task force's priorities and the EPA's ongoing work to protect communities from EtO.
Schneider helped secure rescue payments as part of the American Rescue Plan
DEERFIELD – Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) today announced that Illinois residents have received $389,928,924 in rescue payments in 2021, which Schneider helped secure as part of the American Rescue Plan.
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement as he and other Members of Congress departed for a bipartisan Congressional delegation (CODEL) to the Middle East.
The Members of Congress joining Chairman Meeks on the delegation are Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Andy Barr (R-KY), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Brad Schneider (D-IL), and French Hill (R-AR).