RIAA Applauds Raimondo As Commerce Sec.
Glazier added, “As she articulated during her confirmation hearing: ‘exports equal growth equals more jobs.’ With the music industry contributing $170 billion to the U.S. GDP annually, supporting 2.47 million American high-quality well-paying jobs, and earning $9.1 billion in foreign sales each year through music exports, we could not agree more with the Secretary’s clear-sighted vision on the importance of commerce and trade.”
In closing, Glazier said, “RIAA looks forward to working closely with Secretary Raimondo in her new role, which includes oversight of the International Trade Administration and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, to help catalyze creators’ contributions to American jobs, wages and growth, and to promote strong copyright protections that are critical to ensuring that those contributions continue.” [Photo from Twitter]