"Thank you again for making this such a prominent issue and having a review of the science, which I think we need to have."
"During his speech to the Country last night, President Obama talked about this issue and the challenge."
"Thank you to all of you."
"Thank you very much, Chairman. Thank you for holding this important hearing."
"I would like to know whether this merger will raise ticket prices and whether the proposed merger will make it harder for independent concert agents to market and promote lesser known artists at small..."
"The outcry even led to the passage of a State law in my home State called 'The Hannah Montana Law,' which bans the use of automated software designed to quickly purchase numerous tickets in a matter o..."
"I would like to hear from our witnesses whether the proposed merger will make it more or less likely that this and similar anti-consumer practices will go unchecked and unaddressed to the detriment of..."
"So do you think the merger will bring the prices down for the tickets?"
"Well, that Ticketmaster has made. Because the numbers I look at show that tickets have been going up."
"But did there used to be more competition in this market?"
"Didn't you say for a time you were going to be a competitor to Ticketmaster and many industry observers thought you could siphon off something like 15 percent of the market?"
"So why do you think other people would want to come in?"
