[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 88 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E689]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER J. DODD ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 
       RETIREMENT FROM THE MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 22, 2017

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a highly 
distinguished former colleague and dear friend, Senator Chris Dodd, who 
recently announced his plans to retire as Chairman and CEO of the 
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) at the end of this year.
   As the longest serving Senator in Connecticut's history, Senator 
Dodd brought accountability and historic reforms to Wall Street 
following the 2008 financial crisis. His extraordinary leadership 
resulted in the landmark Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act, the largest overhaul of our financial system since the 
Great Depression. His bipartisan, landmark legislative accomplishments 
covered a broad range of issues from civil rights, to families and 
children, and to foreign policy.
   After retiring from the Senate in 2011, Senator Dodd followed in the 
footsteps of the legendary Jack Valenti, taking the reins of the MPAA. 
The challenges of representing the six major film and television 
studios during a time of tumultuous changes in technology were met head 
on by Senator Dodd, and his leadership brought about an unprecedented 
expansion of American films to the international market. He improved 
diversity and secured valuable state tax credits for filmmaking here at 
home.
   The motion picture industry has benefited greatly from Senator 
Dodd's steady hand and his years of experience developing consensus 
between stakeholders. He advanced one of America's great industries 
that shape the meaning of America around the world with a record of 
exceptional leadership brought to bear on behalf of the studios, 
filmmakers and the thousands of men and women who bring the magic of 
film and television to screens large and small. He leaves an indelible 
mark on the MPAA, just as he did in service to our nation in the United 
States Senate.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask all of my House colleagues to join me in 
congratulating Senator Dodd for his brilliant leadership and countless 
achievements as Chairman and CEO of the MPAA, and wish he and his 
family every blessing in the next exciting chapter of their lives.

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