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Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Robin Kelly (IL-02) introduced legislation to help low-income seniors and people with disabilities better afford prescription drugs through Medicare Part D.
H.R. 4583, The Medicare Extra Rx HELP (Higher Eligibility Limits in Part D) Act would streamline and expand the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (also known as "Extra Help") to help more Americans access the benefit. Specifically, Schneider and Kelly's legislation would:
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL), a member of the House Ways & Means Committee, released the following statement in reaction to a new report by Democratic members of the Senate Finance Committee detailing how the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) acted as a foreign asset to facilitate political access for known associates of the Russian government:
Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL) and David Schweikert (R-AZ), both members of the House Ways and Means Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer sharing their concerns over tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Israel and seeking an explanation why Israel has not been granted an exception.
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL) released the following statement:
This event is hosted in partnership with State Rep. Rita Mayfield (IL-60) and will include a presentation by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
Members of the public are invited to attend this free event. Attendees should RSVP on Eventbrite online.
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Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL), a member of the House Ways & Means Committee, questioned Marc Owens, former director of the Exempt Organization Division at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), on his perspective on the National Rifle Association's (NRA) tax-exempt status in light of allegations of self-dealing and other wrongdoing.
Today, U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (IL-10) issued the following statement in response to a new letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) outlining their intended rulemaking on emissions of ethylene oxide (EtO), a known carcinogen. The letter states the EPA intends to announce their proposed rule in October, at which point it will be available for public comment.
This week, U.S. Representatives Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), and Bradley S. Schneider (D-IL) reintroduced the Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act to require federal firearms licensees to report the sale of two or more long guns, including semi-automatic rifles such as the AR-15 and the AK-47, within a five-day period. The bill's reintroduction comes a month after the mass shootings in El Paso, TX, Dayton, OH, and Gilroy, CA.
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) called on the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) to allow its longtime public relations firm, Ackerman McQueen, to turn over documentation needed to determine if the organization's tax-exempt status should be revoked in light of serious allegations of self-dealing and other wrongdoing.
In a new letter to Ackerman McQueen, the NRA requested the firm adhere to its "contractual duties" and not produce any documents to Congress "without the NRA's express written consent."
Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL) released the following statement calling for the opening of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump:
"After months of relentless stonewalling by the Trump administration, I believe it is necessary to elevate the various Congressional investigations of the President to a formal impeachment inquiry as the only way to ensure the American people have a comprehensive understanding of the facts uncovered by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation and hold the President accountable for his actions.