The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing about Ticketmaster’s monopoly powers and its effect on the ticketing industry. The hearing was scheduled after chaos ensued as Taylor Swift fans (and bots) flocked to the site to purchase tickets to her “Eras” tour.
In their opening remarks, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) both made references to pop superstar … #ticketmaster #news
Producer: Antoniette Meyer
Senior Producer: Amy Daire
In their opening remarks, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) both made references to pop superstar … #ticketmaster #news
Producer: Antoniette Meyer
Senior Producer: Amy Daire
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00:00Competition policy is very important to me.
00:04I believe in capitalism, and to have a strong capitalist system, you have to have competition.
00:10You can't have too much consolidation, something that unfortunately for this country, as an
00:16ode to Taylor Swift, I will say, we know all too well.
00:21Really looking forward to my ongoing service on the Antitrust Subcommittee, along with
00:29Senator Klobuchar as chair.
00:31To be honest, I had hoped, as of a few months ago, to get the gavel back, but once again,
00:37she's chair-captain, and I'm on the bleachers.