Reception with
Rep. Steve Israel (NY-3)
for
Brad Schneider
Candidate for IL-10
March 7
Highland Park, IL
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Reception with
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)
March 17
Boca Raton, FL
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Reception with
Rep. Patrick Murphy (FL-18)
U.S. Senate Candidate for FL
March 20
West Palm Beach, FL
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For more information and to RSVP, contact the JAC office at 847-433-5999 or [email protected]
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Exclusive for JAC Members
Supreme Court Briefing with
Professor Geoffrey Stone
University of Chicago Law School
Tuesday, March 8th
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For more information and to RSVP, contact the JAC office at 847-433-5999 or [email protected]
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Meet the Candidate
Congressional Candidate Brad Schneider (IL-10)
Brad Schneider is seeking to recapture Illinois' 10th Congressional seat, which he held from 2012-2014. Brad quickly earned a reputation in Congress as leader who was able to successfully reach across the aisle and work with all of his colleagues. He was one the strongest leaders in Congress on Israel issues. Rep. Eliot Engel (NY-16), who served with Schneider on the House Foreign Relations Committee, said that Brad was the one of the most informed members of that committee and someone he was always able to count on for information and advice.
This year Congress unanimously passed the Hezbollah International Financial Prevention Act, a bipartisan bill originally introduced by Schneider, that would enact tougher sanctions on the terrorist group Hezbollah.
Schneider is pro-choice and will oppose any legislation that limits women's access to full and comprehensive healthcare. "We must protect women's access to comprehensive health care, including family planning, birth control, and safe, legal abortion. A woman's health care decision is between her, her doctor and no one else," he has said.
As a JAC friend and member, Schneider supported all of JAC's issues during his first Congressional term and we know that we can count on that same type of consistent support when he returns to Congress. Schneider has an opponent in the Illinois primary which will be held on March 15. For voting information, click here.
If you will be in the Chicago area on Mon., March 7, join JAC at reception in honor of Brad. For further information, please contact the JAC office at 847-433-5999 or [email protected].
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Senator Al Franken (D-MN) highlights Hillary Clinton's progressive record and agenda reading "mean tweets" he has received in response to his vocal support for Hillary's candidacy, and outlines how Hillary stands for the same progressive values he does. Click here to watch the video.
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Separation of Religion & State
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