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PAC Hosts Senator Harry Reid
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On May 29, the DGA PAC Leadership Council hosted a lunch with Assistant Senate Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.), a supporter of S. 1278. Senator Reid indicated his strong commitment to the legislation. Nineteen members of the Council were in attendance including (from left to right): Dan Petrie Sr., Michael Robin, Donna Deitch, Mark Tinker, Penelope Spheeris, Jon Turteltaub, Jack Shea, David O. Russell, Senator Reid, Charles Haid, Randa Haines, DGA President Martha Coolidge, Victoria Hochberg, John Rich, Robert Markowitz, Lesli Linka Glatter, Rod Holcomb, Andy Cadiff, Rob Reiner and Irwin Winkler.
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Members of DGA PAC Leadership Council Attend Events
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In addition to hosting events for elected officials, members of the DGA PAC Leadership Council have been busy attending L.A.-based events and fundraisers.
- On May 2, Paris Barclay attended an event for Senator Robert Torricelli.
- On May 18, Thomas Schlamme attended an event with Congressman Dick Gephardt.
- On May 28, Bill D'Elia and Mary Lambert attended an event for Senator Mary Landrieu.
- On June 18, Paris Barclay met with Congressman John Conyers, Jr. at an event hosted by SAG.
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DGA Pushing for California Runaway Production Legislation
In addition to its federal legislative efforts, the DGA, along with a coalition of other guilds and unions, has been pushing hard for state legislation. In February, Speaker of the California Assembly Herb Wesson, introduced AB 2747, a wage-based tax credit similar to the federal legislation. AB 2747 quickly passed through three State Assembly Committees with full bipartisan support. On May 29, AB 2747 passed the California Assembly with a bipartisan vote of 75-1. The legislation was scheduled to go before the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee on June 26, 2002.
 In a related development, during the week of June 10, the California Legislature passed a resolution (SJR29) introduced by State Senator Kevin Murray, asking the President and Congress to enact the federal legislation S1278/HR3131, "The United States Independent Film and Television Production Act of 2001."
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