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I hope as the calendar turns to May you and your families continue to be healthy and well.

Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10­) announced he will host a bilingual telephone town hall with the option of live, simultaneous translation for Spanish-speaking listeners to discuss and answer questions related to the coronavirus.

This will be Congressman Schneider's third telephone town hall during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 16,000 constituents have participated in the previous two telephone town hall events.

He invites all residents of Illinois' Tenth Congressional District to participate Thursday, May 7, from 4:50-5:50pm CT.

Today, U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL) with U.S. Representatives John Katko (R-NY), TJ Cox, (D-CA), Peter T. King (R-NY), and Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced bipartisan legislation to make states and local governments eligible for the emergency paid leave payroll tax credits, which would help state and local budgets stretched thin by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As always, I hope this email finds you healthy and well. Today marks five weeks since Governor Pritzker issued his stay at home order, and yesterday, the Governor extended the order through the end of May. I know this situation is challenging for so many families and local businesses, but ultimately the steps we are taking are necessary to prevent the spread of the virus and protect the health of ourselves, our neighbors and our communities.

Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Small Business Committee, released the following statement after his vote for the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act:

On Wednesday afternoon, in a call between House Small Business Committee members and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) called on the SBA to provide updated guidance to both lenders and loan applicants.

Yesterday, the US Senate unanimously passed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, a $480 Billion interim funding bill to support small businesses, hospitals and nationwide COVID testing. The House will vote this legislation tomorrow, and it is expected that the President will sign it soon thereafter. In advance of the House vote, I'm writing with an update on what is included in this package, and guidance for small businesses and other organizations looking to access this funding.