In today’s episode of The Depolarizers, Lauren Harper Pope is in conversation with Rep. Brad Schneider, who represents the northern Chicago suburbs in Illinois’ 10th congressional district. Rep. Schneider is Chair of the New Democrat Coalition, commonly known as the New Dems caucus. New Dems were a co-sponsor of last year’s inaugural WelcomeFest. You can join us at WelcomeFest 2025 on June 4 in Washington, DC! Read more and watch the video for this episode via WelcomeStack.org.