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Richard Durbin, commonly known as Dick Durbin, is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he has held various leadership roles, including Senate Majority Whip. Durbin has been a prominent advocate for issues such as healthcare reform, immigration policy, and gun control. He has also played a significant role in negotiations on budget and appropriations matters in the Senate.
America must never become a safe haven for anyone who assaults the values for which this Nation stands--values like democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and the sanctity of free and fair elections. We already deny visas to those who…
I am urging my Republican colleagues. We have received 12 blue slips so far. I think we could do better.
I am urging my Republican colleagues. We have received 12 blue slips so far. I think we could do better.
in the last two centuries, Federal support for scientific research has helped to split the atom, defeat polio, explore space, create the internet, map the human genome, develop vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, and so much more. No…
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the State of Illinois is my home, and it holds an important place in the history of the American labor movement. All of us learned the name Upton Sinclair in our early days in school, the author of the 1906 novel ``The Jungle,'' which told…
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I ask for permission to complete my remarks before the recess. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Today, Live Nation does not just dominate the ticketing--it is about 70 percent of the big concert market.
Today, Live Nation does not just dominate the ticketing--it is about 70 percent of the big concert market.
Restoring competition to our markets is about making sure that fans get fair prices and better service.
I want to thank Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa for his service as Ranking Committee Member in the last Congress.
Senator Klobuchar, who has brought competition policy to the forefront of our national conversation.
We also passed a key bill that Senator Lee has been advocating for on venue with the tech companies.
We also passed a key bill that Senator Lee has been advocating for on venue with the tech companies.
I do not have more to add specifically on retaliation there. I would note that the DOJ report in 2019 found numerous instances of Live Nation threatening and retaliating against venues once they had moved away from Ticketmaster.
We need to make sure we have competition to bring prices down and bring innovation in and stop the fiascos.
I do not have more to add specifically on retaliation there. I would note that the DOJ report in 2019 found numerous instances of Live Nation threatening and retaliating against venues once they had moved away from Ticketmaster.
Senator Klobuchar, who has brought competition policy to the forefront of our national conversation.
I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
I believe in capitalism, and to have a strong capitalist system, you have to have competition.
I hope that you understand that this lifetime appointment gives you an opportunity to serve our Nation, but also to serve the people who come before you.
I am urging my Republican colleagues. We have received 12 blue slips so far. I think we could do better.
So they used their power of the marketplace to diminish the number of acts at that venue, and the venue decided they had to go back to Ticketmaster?
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