Brad Schneider represents Illinois’s 10th District in the United States House of Representatives, where he is serving his fourth term. He is a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Foreign Affairs. He has previously served on the House Judiciary and Small Business committees.
As a member of Congress, Brad is focused on building a thriving economy that works for all Americans, and ensuring every family has affordable health care, quality education and a rising standard of living. He knows that our communities are stronger when small businesses invest and grow, our environment is healthy, and people are working together for a better future.
We must uphold our committment to older Americans for the secure retirement and quality health care that they have earned.
Our seniors, the people who supported our families and developed our communities, deserve the dignity of a secure retirement and affordable health care. The multi-generational commitment of Social Security and Medicare is a foundation of our social contract, and a defining feature of our national prosperity.
I am committed to safeguarding Medicare from privatization and efforts to transform the program into a voucher system, shifting costs to seniors and our most vulnerable citizens. While we must address rising health care costs that threaten Medicare’s long-term sustainability, I will defend the Medicare guarantee so that no senior will ever have to choose between heating their homes and maintaining their health.
I also know we must protect and strengthen Social Security. I will oppose efforts to privatize Social Security while looking for constructive ways to bolster the system.
While I recognize that we need to address our fiscal challenges, it is paramount that we fulfill the promise made to our seniors, and I will always work to fend off efforts to dismantle the basic structure of Social Security and Medicare.