RELEASE: Congresswoman Friedman on Trump’s Proposed Film Tariff

May 5, 2025 Press Release Hollywood’s Representative in Congress 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.” ###