Fox News reports Nancy Pelosi and Ilhan Omar backed President Donald Trump’s push for a federal film tax incentive, forming rare agreement over jobs lost to foreign production.

Fox News Digital reported that Trump’s proposal aims to bring motion picture projects back to California and the United States from other countries.

The plan would use a federal tax incentive to encourage domestic production. Its stated goals include restoring film jobs and generating economic activity at home.

Sen. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat who once represented studio-heavy Burbank, also supported the proposal. He wrote that he was “in strong agreement with the president.”

Pelosi offered support while making clear that Democrats had promoted the idea before Trump. Her position stands out amid broader disputes involving Pelosi and Omar.

Schiff and Pelosi want Congress to move now

Pelosi told Fox News Digital on the Capitol grounds, “We’ve been promoting that for a long time. I’m glad he finally arrived at it.”

She then urged lawmakers to act. “Congress should immediately take up and pass a federal film tax incentive to bring back these good-paying jobs that we’ve lost to other countries,” Pelosi said.

Schiff called for both parties to “work together... get this done and bring the movie magic back to America.” The language matters because Congress would need to turn broad support into actual policy.

That agreement offers another example of Democrats crossing party lines. On this issue, Schiff and Pelosi are endorsing the same basic goal as Trump: keeping American work in America.

Omar says Minnesota could benefit from film subsidies

Rep. Ilhan Omar made the case from Minnesota’s perspective. She pointed to her prior support for state film subsidies and efforts to draw productions to Minnesota.

“When I was in the Minnesota House, I was very supportive of Minnesota having subsidies so we can have more movies being made inside Minnesota like the movie ‘Fargo’,” Omar said.

Omar also said film production “could be a really cool thing [and] also bring us money to states that can use it.” She said subsidies from St. Paul had recently ended, though no exact date was given.

Her argument widens the issue beyond Hollywood. The proposal’s supporters see film production as a source of jobs and spending for states competing to host movies.

Newsom joins Trump’s call for a federal partnership

California Gov. Gavin Newsom also backed federal action. “California built the film industry, and we’re ready to bring even more jobs home... Now it’s time for a real federal partnership to Make America Film Again,” he said.

The support gives Trump an unusual coalition that includes Democrats from California and Minnesota. It also arrives as Pelosi continues to draw attention for her political influence.

Trump had already appointed actors Jon Voight, Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone as special Hollywood envoys in 2025. Their task placed prominent industry figures inside his effort to revive domestic production.

Gibson offered a stark cost comparison. He said flying an entire crew to Europe for three days cost less than shooting for one day in Los Angeles.

“There’s something really wrong there,” Gibson said. He also claimed former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to address the production problem but encountered unspecified “obstacles.”

Key details remain unsettled despite broad support

The proposal still lacks important public details. No specific dollar amount, tax structure or legislative language was identified, and no estimate showed how many jobs it might create.

Those gaps matter. A domestic film incentive should face the same basic tests as any federal tax policy: clear rules, measurable results and safeguards for taxpayers.

But the political alignment has already made one point clear. Even longtime Trump opponents now acknowledge that losing American jobs to foreign production is a problem worth fixing.

Putting American workers first should not require a party-line fight. When both sides finally agree on that principle, Congress should demand a sound plan and get to work.