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Today, during Pride Month 2020, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) re-introduced legislation to ensure critical LGBTQ resources are not blocked at public schools and libraries.

Currently, public schools and libraries that receive discounted telecommunications and internet rates through the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) E-Rate program must enforce an internet safety policy that in some cases leads to the blocking of useful LGBTQ resources.

Next week, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) will host two events focused on small businesses adapting to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

On Thursday, July 9, 2020 at 4:00pm CT, Schneider will host a webinar on loan forgiveness requirements for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and associated tax implications for recipient businesses and organizations. He will be joined by guests from the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and CPA accountants from American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to help answer constituent questions.

Yesterday, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) spoke with Administrator Jovita Carranza of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on a call to urge the SBA to improve its responsiveness and communication to applicants of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program. Schneider discussed the need for the estimated 2 million applicants in the EIDL backlog to be provided with an update on their application status, and for the SBA to provide clearer guidance to applicants about the timeline for consideration and the potential size of their loan.

Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) delivered the below remarks on the House floor, demanding an all-Congress briefing on reports of Russian bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Video can be found here.

"Yesterday it was reported that U.S. officials were aware more than a year ago of Russian bounties on the lives of our troops, and further that President Trump received written intelligence in February, four months ago.

On Wednesday, July 8 at 4:00pm CT, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) will host a virtual roundtable with several local Dreamers and staff from Hispanic American Community Education and Services (HACES) to discuss the Supreme Court's recent ruling concerning the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, what it means for people in our community, and next steps to protect Dreamers.

The Zoom event will feature the option for live, simultaneous translation to Spanish.

Attendees may register to stream the conversation on Zoom at:

Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement after his vote for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act:

Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) today introduced The Greener Transportation for Communities Act. The bill is designed to promote the construction of electric charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure, an effort that will create infrastructure jobs while also fighting climate change.

Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ted Deutch (FL-22), David Price (NC-04), and Brad Schneider (IL-10) led 187 of their House Democratic colleagues in a letter to the Israeli government expressing concern over potential efforts to unilaterally annex parts of the West Bank.