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5 0 I D G A M O N T H L Y DGA PAC Leadership Council meets Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA) On December 13, the DGA PAC Leadership Council held a meeting with U.S. Representative Linda Sánchez at the Guild's headquarters in Los Angeles. Congresswoman Sánchez has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2003, and currently represents California's 38th Congressional District. Congresswoman Sánchez serves on the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means where she has a key vote on issues of importance to the Guild. In 2016 she became the first Latina ever elected to such a leadership position when she was elected by her peers to serve as Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, the fifth-ranking position in House Democratic leadership. Congresswoman Sánchez has also served as a Senior Whip for the Democratic Caucus, on the House Judiciary Committee and she is the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus – the first and only caucus devoted to supporting and strengthening the right to organize and bargain collectively. From 2015 to 2017, she also served as the Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. This was Representative Sánchez's third meeting with the Guild and the 115th such meeting hosted by the DGA PAC. Photo: L-R: UPM Carol Vitkay, Director Randal Kleiser, DGA Latino Committee Co-Chair Regina Ainsworth, DGA Board Member Millicent Shelton, Director Patricia Riggen, Director David O. Russell, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA), DGA Board Alternate Mary Lou Belli, DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander, Director Arthur Allan Seidelman, DGA Associate Board Member Shawn Pipkin-West, UPM Jodi Ehrlich, Director John Bowab, 2nd AD Cara McCastlain Fisher and Latino Committee Co-Chair Alicia Zaragoza. photo by Tricia Noble DGA Events Roundup DGA Podcast Series : The Director's Cut December 2021 marked the sixth anniversary of The Director's Cut, the DGA's official podcast featuring conversations of Directors talking to Directors about bringing their projects to life. We are pleased to announce that this series recently posted its 343rd podcast! Thank you to all of the members who have participated in these DGA events over that time! In addition to some of the recent events listed in this issue, other recently posted episodes include: • Halle Berry on Bruised • Kenneth Branagh on Belfast • Lisa Joy on Reminiscence • Steven Spielberg on West Side Story • Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson on Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Director Adam McKay (right) speaks about the making of Don't Look Up with Director Barry Jenkins (moderator) in LA. These podcasts are posted on www.dga.org, or you can search for The Director's Cut or DGA podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcast, and stay tuned for many more great conversations!