produced her concert film entirely in compliance with the
guild's new standards and obtained the union's blessing to
produce and promote the film during the ongoing strike; and
WHEREAS, The Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts posits that
Ms. Swift's bold move of negotiating directly with AMC for
distribution of the concert film rather than selling the rights
to a film studio may have hastened the resolution of the strike
with favorable terms for SAG-AFTRA members; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Swift's rise in power and prominence in 2023
coincides with the elections of the first female President pro
tempore of the Senate, the first female Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the first female Mayor of Philadelphia and the
first female Allegheny County Executive; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Swift's singular economic and cultural influence
both demonstrates and elevates the power of female agency,
feminine ideas, feminine art and a distinctly feminine
narrative, countering traditional, patriarchal structures of
power and economic influence; and
WHEREAS, On December 5, 2023, TIME Magazine declared, "[f]or
building a world of her own that made a place for so many, for
spinning her story into a global legend, for bringing joy to a
society desperately in need of it, Taylor Swift is TIME's 2023
Person of the Year"; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
year 2023 as the "Taylor Swift Era" in Pennsylvania, in
celebration of Ms. Swift's recent selection as TIME Magazine's
2023 Person of the Year and acknowledgment of her positive
impact on Pennsylvania's economy, voter registration numbers,
consumer protections and pro-labor practices; and be it further
RESOLVED, That on December 13, 2023, the occasion of Ms.
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