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Motion Picture Association Congratulates Trump, Looks Forward to Working on Hollywood Issues
The Motion Picture Association congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday on his victory, and said it looks forward to working on industry issues.
In a statement, the Hollywood trade group also congratulated the incoming Congress, as Republicans took control of the Senate, and said it looks forward to working on issues affecting the industry. “We look forward to working with them on a wide range of important issues for the film, TV, and streaming industry, which supports more than 2.7 million American jobs, boosts more than 240,000 businesses in cities and small towns across the country, and delivers over $242 billion in wages to our workforce each year,” the association said. The MPA has warned that other countries — including the U.K., Canada, India and Australia — have enacted aggressive subsidies to build up their domestic film and TV industries, leading to renewed concern about “runaway production.”
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