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WASHINGTON – Today, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), which oversees the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), released a report on the obstacles that exist in detecting noncompliance of tax-exempt organizations.
It's been another bitterly cold week in Illinois, and I hope you are staying warm and safe. Across our country, it's heart wrenching seeing so many people facing the cold without power and heat. Once more, we are facing unprecedented weather extremes making it even more abundantly clear that we need to urgently address climate change and invest in making our national infrastructure more resilient. Most press, however, is getting federal emergency assistance to those most severely affected the storms and their immediate impact.
WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition, which focuses on issues related to national security, announced its endorsement of two bills to help combat the threat of domestic terrorism and protect our nation's classified information from those who participated in the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol and members of the QAnon conspiracy movement.
Above: Congressman Schneider and Mayor Leon Rockingham celebrate "Ms. Bee" receiving her COVID vaccine dose
NORTH CHICAGO, IL – Monday, Congressmen Brad Schneider (IL-10) visited the new vaccine distribution site at the Lake County Forest Preserve's Greenbelt Cultural Center in North Chicago. Schneider reviewed vaccine distribution logistics, talked to those receiving the vaccine, and will return to Washington armed with feedback from those running the location.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Brad Schneider (IL-10) capped a two-day markup by voting for Covid relief legislation that will become part of President Biden's American Rescue Plan. The Ways and Means Committee is responsible for directing nearly half of the $1.9 trillion package, including the parameters of the $1400 direct payments, extended unemployment insurance, the $3000 refundable child tax credit, assistance for nursing homes, resources to make child care more affordable for working families, and strengthening the Affordable Care Act.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Brad Schneider (IL-10) and David McKinley (WV-01) introduced new, bipartisan legislation to address shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) and testing supplies. The Protecting Providers Everywhere (PPE) in America Act would boost domestic PPE and testing supply production and promote a more sustainable supply chain by ensuring more predictable, dedicated funding from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) to American manufacturers of applicable medical supplies.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) introduced a series of bills to promote good government by increasing government transparency, requiring an ethics pledge for senior Executive Branch appointees, curbing corrupt lobbying practices, and other measures to ensure integrity within government.
First, I hope you and your loved ones continue to be safe and well and that you are managing the arctic blast this week.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10), John Katko (NY-24), and Diana DeGette (CO-1) introduced last Thursday a key measure to help state and local governments provide paid leave to public employees who can't work due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced a Senate companion bill today.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) introduced the Retail Revitalization Act to support retailers struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic by enabling more private sector investment in the industry. The bipartisan legislation, introduced with fellow Ways and Means Committee member Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-18), provides a business-to-business solution to infuse much-needed capital into the struggling retail industry.