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The Federal Government Shouldn't Be in the Movie Making Game

WASHINGTON– According to the New York Times the Obama Administration has given unprecedented and unfettered access to filmmakers producing a movie on the Osama bin Laden raid to be released by Sony Pictures, the only studio to hold a political fundraiser for the President this cycle, weeks before the 2012 election.  According to the Department of Defense it is common place for the Pentagon to assist established filmmakers with script research. 

In response to these revelations, Congresswoman Jenkins released the following statement announcing her intent to introduce legislation prohibiting the Federal government from sharing any information regarding the mission to kill Osama bin Laden with any entities outside the federal government and requiring any efforts to collaborate with Hollywood be free of charge to taxpayers: 

“In an era of 9% unemployment, trillion dollar deficits, credit downgrades, and record debt ceiling extensions it is unconscionable that tax payer dollars are being used to aid the Hollywood film industry in fact checking and script research.  When the House returns to Pro Forma session tomorrow I plan to introduce the Stop Subsidizing Hollywood Act, which will stop the Administration from sharing information about the mission to kill Osama bin Laden with Hollywood moviemakers or anyone else outside of the federal government.  It also requires that any aid given by the Department of Defense to filmmakers be fully repaid by the multi-million dollar Hollywood film industry.  If Hollywood needs help checking facts with military minds, I would suggest turning to the 13.3% of veterans who joined the military after September 11th and are currently unemployed.  American families have been forced to go through their budgets line by line and look for ways to tighten their belts, and it is time the Federal Government does the same.”

 

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