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WASHINGTON – Today, the Treasury Department announced local funding allocations for its Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The program, funded through the American Rescue Plan, will allocate $135 million to the Lake County government and $1 billion to the Cook County government.
The below governments are considered metropolitan cities by the Treasury Department and are allocated to receive the following funding:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Jody Hice (GA-10), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Ethylene Oxide Task Force, released the following statement on behalf of the Task Force in response to Thursday's report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommending stricter regulation of ethylene oxide (EtO), including conducting both a technology and residual risk review:
Last week our country marked the first 100 days of President Biden's administration. He took office in the midst of the worst health and economic crisis of our lifetimes and immediately set to work addressing the challenges we face. In his first 100 days, he worked with Congress to pass the American Rescue Plan, deliver 220 million shots into people's arms, and is now focused on restoring American jobs, supporting American families, and guaranteeing that America wins the 21st century.
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DEERFIELD, IL – Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced that restaurants in Illinois are able to apply for direct relief through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. Applicants can register on the U.S. Small Business Administration application portal.
DEERFIELD, IL – Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) today announced his Community Project Funding (CPF) submissions to the House Appropriations Committee. The Committee is considering requests as part of the 2022 federal appropriations legislation. Congressman Schneider's submissions recommend local projects in need of funding.
DEERFIELD, IL – Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) today announced his submissions as Member Designated Projects (MDP) to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The Committee is considering requests as part of the 2021 reauthorization of federal surface transportation legislation. Congressman Schneider's submissions will prioritize the local projects' funding.
DEERFIELD, IL – Today, Congressman Schneider released the following statement:
"Tonight's speech was a bold, aspiring vision for America's future. We heard a speech from the President focused on getting America on the move again, in the lead again, back again... to stay. President Biden took office following the worst domestic attack on our democracy since the civil war. He assumed power in the midst of the worst health and economic crises in our lifetimes.
DEERFIELD, IL – Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), announced that he would be watching the President's Address to the Joint Session of Congress virtually with Mark Pfister, the executive director of the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center. Traditionally, each Congressman brings one guest in-person to watch the State of the Union and Presidential Addresses to Joint Sessions of Congress; however, due to COVID-19 restrictions, President Biden's Address will be delivered virtually Wednesday night.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10), Ann Wagner (MO-02), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Peter Meijer (MI-03), Gregory Meeks (NY-05), and Michael McCaul (TX-10) introduced the Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021. The bill builds upon the success of the Abraham Accords, the peace and normalization agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco, by stating U.S.
ILLINOIS – Today, U.S. Reps. Brad Schneider (IL-10), Bill Foster (IL-11), Lauren Underwood (IL-15), and Marie Newman (IL-03) released a joint statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of the Inspector General's report that Trump political officials blocked ethylene oxide (EtO) monitoring in Illinois: