RELEASE: Congresswoman Friedman on Trump’s 100% Foreign Film Tariff

September 29, 2025 Press Release Hollywood’s Representative in Congress HOLLYWOOD, CA — Today, September 29, 2025, U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30) released the following statement on Trump’s announced 100% tariff on foreign movies. Friedman represents nearly every major Hollywood film studio and previously worked in Hollywood as a producer: “I’m relieved President Trump recognizes that we are losing a signature American product: the domestic film & TV industry. However, his 100% tariff on foreign films will raise costs for consumers. As the representative of nearly every major producer in Hollywood and a former film producer, I know what will work, without harming consumers: a national film tax credit. It’s working in California and it will work across the country. I hope the President will join us in pioneering a real solution that levels the playing field with international competition. I’ll keep meeting with lawmakers, labor unions, and industry leaders to make a national film tax credit a reality. Thousands of US jobs, and the LA economy, depend on it." ### Issues : Economy