Saturday, March 30, 2013
Since Deerfield’s first Congressman took office, he has kept a promise to help end gridlock, introduced legislation to help job growth and much more.
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) is the first Deerfield resident ever elected to the United States Congress and he has been in office just over two months. What has he been doing since he got there? Earlier: Schneider Proposes Law To Help Job Growth On more than one occasion he has joined bipartisan efforts to pass legislation that members of both the Tea Party and Progressive Caucuses opposed holding true to a promise he made the night he was elected. He has introduced legislation to make it easier for employers to hire people, when not in Washington he has been meeting with people in the District to hear about their needs, he has held a round table on gun violence, found time to attend community events and more. If you want to more …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Deerfield Congressman learns from local businesses about their skill needs while on recess from Capitol Hill.
What does Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) do when he spends a week in his 10th Congressional District office in Lincolnshire rather than at the United States Capitol in Washington? Schneider spent much of his time during the current recess building local support for legislation he proposed two weeks ago, the America Works Act, to bring well paying jobs to the country and the northern suburbs. Earlier: Schneider Proposes Law To Help Job Growth Aimed at small and medium sized companies, the law proposed by Schneider and Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) will help create a certification which schools and other training programs can issue to signify to a potential employer the credential holder is ready to step into a specific job. Visits with Panek …
Sunday, December 2, 2012
North Shore Congressman recounts achievement of his term in what may be one of his last floor speeches.
In what may have been one of his final speeches on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) told his colleagues serving in Congress has been one of the proudest achievements of his life. In the weeks remaining in his term, he expressed hope a deal could be structured to keep the country from going over the fiscal cliff of the expiration of the Bush era tax cuts and mandated spending reductions. Earlier: Schneider Beats Dold in 10th District Race “Governing in a democracy is not easy,” Dold said. “It requires compromise. It requires working together. As I’ve often said, putting people before politics and progress before partisanship is the only way we can move this country forward and have a …
Friday, November 16, 2012
New North Suburban Congressman finds attitude of cooperation among freshman members of Congress.
One of the first things Rep. Elect Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) noticed when he arrived in Washington Tuesday for orientation was an attitude of cooperation among both Democratic and Republican freshmen. That spirit will make it much easier for Schneider to fulfill one of the promises he made to a crowd of cheering supporters in his Nov. 6 election night victory speech. “We’re going to end the gridlock in Washington,” he said then. Earlier: Schneider Touts Experience To Help End Gridlock “They are all collaborative and cooperative,” Schneider said on his way to a bipartisan lunch Thursday of the fellow freshmen he has met. “I’ve have a great opportunity to meet members of my class, Democrat and Republican. They all want to put solutions …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
North Shore Congressman urges Republican leadership to modify stance on extension of payroll tax holiday and long term unemployment benefits.
Update (4:30 p.m.): House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) reached an agreement today to extend the payroll tax holiday and long term unemployment benefits for 60 days. There will be a voice vote of House members Friday. (Earlier 3:30 p.m.): Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) urged House Republican leadership today to pass the 60-day extension of payroll tax holiday and long term unemployment benefits approved Saturday by the Senate. Rather than vote on the bill Tuesday, Dold voted with most House Republican colleagues to send the bill to a conference committee with the Senate to resolve the differences between the two chambers. At that time, Dold told Patch he would have supported the 60-day extension if he did not think the conference …
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Schakowsky calls Republican leadership “Grinches” while Dold remains hopeful of a solution.
Millions of Americans approach the new year facing less disposable income as Congress moved further away from a solution Tuesday when the House of Representatives sought the formation of a conference committee rather than passing a Senate bill to avert the crisis. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) blasted the House Republican leadership as the “Grinches” who stole Christmas from the middle class while Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) remains hopeful for a resolution in the next 11 days. Should Congress fail to act by Dec. 31, 166 million working Americans will see their payroll deductions increase while two million job seekers relying on extended unemployment payments will lose that source of income. On Saturday, the Senate passed a bill…
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Congressman wants action rather than gamesmanship on payroll tax holiday and extension of long term unemployment benefits.
With time running out for Congress to pass an extension of the payroll tax holiday and long term unemployment benefits to keep millions of Americans from having less money in their pockets after Jan. 1, Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) said he is tiring of partisan bickering. “There is a lot of gamesmanship going in this political season and there is little doubt why the American people are fed up,” Dold said. “We need to get moving.” Dold does not see it getting better with elections next year. Dold voted for a House version of the legislation Dec. 13 which the Senate rejected before passing its own bill Saturday extending benefits for 60 days. Dold flew back to Washington Monday expecting to vote on the Senate version or amend it that …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
John Tree brings combination of business and military experience to his campaign for Congress.
Business owner and Air Force Reserve Col. John Tree, 45, of Long Grove will become the fourth Democratic candidate seeking his party’s nomination in the March 20 primary to earn the opportunity to challenge Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) next November for the 10th Congressional District seat. Tree will officially announce his candidacy tomorrow, according to spokesperson Ken Snyder. He will join Waukegan community organizer Ilya Sheyman, Deerfield management consultant Brad Schneider and Mundelein attorney Vivek Bavda in the expanding Democratic field. “He has the breadth of experience as well as the moral authority of wearing his country’s uniform to hold Dold accountable,” Snyder said. Tree decided to make his first run for public …
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