RELEASE: Congresswoman Friedman on Trump’s Proposed Film Tariff

HOLLYWOOD, CA - Today, May 5, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) released the following statement on Trump's proposed tariff on movies. Friedman represents nearly every major Hollywood film studio and previously worked in Hollywood as a producer:
"We share the same goal: support American film and television workers and bring production back home.

If President Trump is serious about maintaining a dominant US film industry and keeping production jobs in the United States, I invite him to join me in fighting for a national film tax credit that levels the playing field with overseas incentives. I've been meeting with lawmakers, labor unions, and industry leaders to make this a reality - because we know this approach works, as we've seen in states like California and New York.

Let's bring American film and television production back - and let's do it the right way."

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