Cruz to introduce bill blocking DOD help for studios that accommodate Chinese censors
By Justine Coleman - 04/28/20 07:37 PM EDT
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) plans to introduce a bill preventing film studios from receiving Department of Defense assistance if they accommodate Chinese censorship of their movies, the senator announced Tuesday.
Cruz said his bill, dubbed the "Stopping Censorship, Restoring Integrity, Protecting Talkies" (SCRIPT) Act, seeks to reduce the influence the Chinese Communist Party has on American media. Under the bill, studios that change their movies to show in China would be blocked from receiving help from the Pentagon.
The GOP senator, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, asserted in a statement that the Chinese government invests billions of dollars in attempting to â€mislead Americans about China and shape what our citizens see, hear, and think.â€
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/495150-cruz-to-introduce-bill-blocking-dod-help-for-studios-that-accommodate-chinese
