Powers & Perils

Ovation: Statement Regarding the House Small Business Committee Hearing on the Creative Economy

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the House Committee on Small Businessheld a hearing titled "The Power, Peril, and Promise of the Creative Economy."

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the House Committee on Small Businessheld a hearing titled "The Power, Peril, and Promise of the Creative Economy."
  • A major contributor to the US economy, the Arts & Culture sector is in desperate need of pandemic relief and support from the government.
  • The hearings'witnesses provided recommendations for investments in key infrastructure as well asa roadmap for bringing arts, culture, and creativity into the center of long-term recovery.
  • We call on the House to pass all existing legislation for relief and recovery for the creative sector, and to create a Secretary of Arts & Culture to represent this vital sector of the U.S. economy.