Chemical weapons, biological weapons, and nuclear weapons should never be used.
Brad Schneider
I want to make sure every child has the opportunity for quality education.
I want to work to help all those working a lifetime to be confident they will have a secure and dignified retirement.
We need to rethink a system that has targeted young people, particularly young people of color, for nonviolent crimes.
We need to make sure our veterans have health care not just when they come home but throughout their lives.
The very foundation of our democracy depends on the integrity of our elections.
One of my top priorities in Congress is creating jobs and promoting a growing economy that raises the standard of living for all Americans.
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.
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.
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.
Making sure that people have access to preventive medicine for the first time ever as a nation? That's a big deal.
We need to make sure we have in every school teachers trained and qualified to make sure every child, including children with different learning styles, succeed.
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.
Illinois has commonsense regulations on concealed carry permits. For example, if you had two or more D.U.I.'s within five years, within the past five years, you do not have the right in Illinois to obtain a concealed weapons permit.
Let's end the political games. Stop the finger pointing and do the work the American people sent us here to do.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Protecting our Great Lakes and conserving this resource for the next generation is critical both for surrounding communities and our planet as a whole.
The transition to clean energy should not be viewed as a burden to be overcome but, rather, an extraordinary job creation opportunity for the United States.
We have to have an economy that is strong for everyone, working families who believe they can get ahead and give the children a better quality of life.
Elected officials should be held to a higher standard, and we cannot enable misbehavior with a system that secretly settles with public funds.
I have - and always will - stand up against efforts to limit a woman's right to choose.
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.
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'm very proud of my business career.
We have to end Citizens United, and we have to do it united as a people. If we don't do it, our system is going to be further corrupted.
I have continuously said that, at the very minimum, the Bush tax cuts for income under $250,000 should be extended.
We need to stop kicking the can down the road and rethink our entire tax system toward long-term, comprehensive tax reform.
My position has been consistent that middle class families should not pay more taxes. That hasn't changed.
I would borrow money all day long, if the cost of borrowing is less than the expected return.
I'm willing to meet with anyone, Democrat or Republican, who has a good idea, an open mind and a willingness to come together to tackle the challenges we face.
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'm 100 percent in support of women's rights, the right of a woman to make her own choice.
I don't believe in a redistribution of wealth.
If all of us try to do everything, we will accomplish nothing.
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.
We want our children to grow up in a safe community.
My position's always been we need to build on successes within ACA, fix the problems.
While I've been in Congress, I've never experienced a whiff of anti-Semitism. In my life, I have experienced very little.
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.
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.
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.
I'm proud to have earned a 100 percent score from Planned Parenthood and to have been previously endorsed by both Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro Choice.
Much as I wish it were not so, we do live in a dangerous world. It has, in fact, always been this way. Our earliest ancestors had to worry about predators, natural disasters, disease, and - unique among our species - attacks by other people.
Security has to be, and has long been, our government's top priority. It is imperative that we continue to diligently watch for potential threats by all appropriate means.
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.
We cannot forget that we are a nation founded by refugees who were fleeing oppression and often fearful for their lives.
