Brad Schneider Quotes

If all of us try to do everything, we will accomplish nothing.

We have to make sure we control who enters our country. And we have to sustain and increase our efforts to fight the terrorists at their source, both on the ground and in the battle for hearts and minds.

I’ve run businesses with thousands of people. I’ve run businesses with 10 people.

Iran is a bad and dangerous actor in a volatile region of the world, which is why Congress enacted sanctions in response to the ballistic missile program and support for terrorist proxy groups. We must hold senior Iranian leadership accountable for destabilizing actions in the region and around the world.

I’m very proud of my business career.

I urge President Trump to maintain American participation in the Paris Agreement – for the sake of our international leadership, economic competitiveness, and children’s environmental future.

To me, being a Democrat means we can’t let ‘We the People’ turn into ‘We the Few.’

I have continuously said that, at the very minimum, the Bush tax cuts for income under $250,000 should be extended.

While I support making improvements in the Affordable Care Act, trying to enact them while holding the government and our economic recovery hostage is reckless and irresponsible.

There is no one single solution to the gun violence issue, nor are there any easy answers.

There is only one person who represents all Americans. We need a president who speaks out and condemns racism and anti-Semitism. We need a president who recognizes everyone is equal. We are not perfect, but we all deserve respect.

We need to rethink a system that has targeted young people, particularly young people of color, for nonviolent crimes.

We are having trouble finding teachers to teach STEM. We also need to make sure schools have the resources. Some communities have multiple computers for each student in their schools. Other schools don’t have textbooks, let alone computers.

Illinoisans know that we need to protect our environment, to invest in our future, to make sure that our children have clean air, fresh water, and a good, healthy future.

My position’s always been we need to build on successes within ACA, fix the problems.

I’m 100 percent in support of women’s rights, the right of a woman to make her own choice.

Let’s end the political games. Stop the finger pointing and do the work the American people sent us here to do.

We need to do more to stop Iran’s persecution of different religious faiths, including Sunni Muslims, Christians, and Bahais. We must do more to protect the Iranian’s people’s right to freedom of expression.

I want to make sure every child has the opportunity for quality education.

My wife has her own career and has been successful as well. The key for our success is mutual support for each other.

We must continue to invest at the local level to help cities, towns, and villages retain teachers, police, firefighters, and other community-enhancing service providers.

House Republicans continue to vote to repeal health care reform, not only removing guarantees that women aren’t charged more than men for coverage, but also assuring the world knows they don’t believe women should have control over their own health care decisions.

We’re movers, forward thinkers, people who get things done. But the Tea Party and Republicans like Bob Dold are holding us back.

I spend most of my career as a management consultant, a businessman working with family-owned small and medium-sized businesses. The businesses that make up the core of our economy.

Our global atmosphere does not respect national boundaries, and the international commitments under the Paris Agreement cannot be met without the full cooperation and participation of multiple countries.

We need criminal justice reform. You have heard people talk about that all over the country. I was able to work on that specific issue at home.

Making sure that people have access to preventive medicine for the first time ever as a nation? That’s a big deal.

It is imperative that the United States lead in preventing Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon. That requires vigorously enforcing the Iran deal while leaving all options on the table, including military force if necessary.

Unfortunately, Republicans repeatedly waste taxpayer time and money, and even shut down the government, in efforts to repeal ACA. We simply cannot afford this kind of dysfunction.

Raising the age of Social Security retirement is not the answer. For so many jobs that are back-breaking jobs, physically burdensome jobs, we’re raising the age already to 67. These people are going to struggle to get to that point.

One of my top priorities in Congress is creating jobs and promoting a growing economy that raises the standard of living for all Americans.

As a state sponsor of global terrorism and supplier of weapons to terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah, Iran cannot be allowed to develop nuclear weapons capabilities.

I don’t believe in a redistribution of wealth.

One of the best moments of the Obama presidency was the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

What we shouldn’t be doing is borrowing money to give benefits to the most fortunate, to put the burden and pull the rug out of those who struggle the most.

When it comes to economy, my district is the fourth largest concentration of manufacturing jobs of any district in the entire country.

If I wasn’t serving in Congress, I’ve always wanted to be a high school teacher. Specifically, I want to teach a course on modern American history and use Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury as a primary text.

I applaud the work of Clean Power Lake County in their leadership to call for Lake County to build a just transition from coal to clean energy, and I’m proud their work will be highlighted on the national stage for TV viewers around the country.

As a Democrat, it’s easy for me to talk about immigration. For my Republican friends, they could get criticized from the Right in their party.

While I am willing to compromise on process or on programs, I will not compromise my principles, nor would I expect those I work with to do so.

We have to focus on growing the economy, getting people working again, so they can put a roof over their heads to provide health care and education for their children and plan for their retirement.

It’s beyond shameful this House can pass trillions of dollars in tax breaks for those with the most security but not see it to provide its way, see its way to provide health insurance for the children most in need.

I would borrow money all day long, if the cost of borrowing is less than the expected return.

To get Congress working again, I’m dedicated to working with anyone who has an open mind, good ideas, and a willingness to work together.

From helping to process passports to aiding veterans with benefits and assisting with IRS-related issues, my team and I look forward to serving the residents of the 10th District.

One of the greatest injustices of the Vietnam era is the way our veterans were treated when they returned home. This compounded the pain experienced by those who served. That is a mistake we must never make again.

Concealed-carry reciprocity, I believe, undermines American gun laws by forcing states to accept carry-permitting standards of every other state, including some states that have no standards at all.

I have met too many people who are looking for work, worrying about their mortgage, uncertain about their health insurance, and doubting that things will get any better anytime soon. Not just concerned about the present, many of us are doubting the future.

Personally, I’m incredibly lucky to represent the 10th district of Illinois, which stretches from the edges of Cook county all the way north along Lake Michigan to the borders of Wisconsin. From the lake all the way west to Fox Lake. It’s an incredible district.

Budgets reflect our priorities, who we are as a nation, what we’re going to put first, and emphasize and invest.

I will work hard at the federal level to defend our progress on climate change, but we know that forward progress on climate must happen locally.

I remain dedicated to building an economy that works for every American and every community. I remain committed to ensuring our security at home while also ensuring we lead the world in improving security around the globe.

Chemical weapons, biological weapons, and nuclear weapons should never be used.

Consider this for a moment: House Republicans would rather cut off a woman’s access to birth control, cancer screenings, and other preventative care from Planned Parenthood than continue to fund and operate the federal government.

Elected officials should be held to a higher standard, and we cannot enable misbehavior with a system that secretly settles with public funds.