Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) has “relaunched” the Creative Rights Caucus with a new Republican co-chair – Drew Ferguson (R-GA).
The caucus advocates for the creative industries and their workers.“I am so proud to be partnering with Rep. Drew Ferguson to relaunch the Creative Rights Caucus,” Chu said. “I helped to found the CRC because I wanted more of my Congressional colleagues to understand that the creative industries aren’t just movie stars and high powered producers, but that these are a core part of our economy.
In fact, in 2019, creative industries contributed 1.5 trillion dollars to our GDP and employed over 5.7 million workers. Most are blue collar jobs such as electricians, carpenters, makeup artists, and more.
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