"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?"
"How do you think these small venues are going to continue to attract artists to their sites if the venue is not owned by or affiliated with your large combined company if the merger is approved?"
"So that is your core concern here?"
"I look forward to working hard on the issues before this committee facing this Congress."
"You also indicated your support for the creation of a National Climate Service within NOAA."
"I believe the work of NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory is essential to properly sustain the Great Lakes' ecosystems."
"I know with Senator Cantwell's leadership with the work that she has done with oceans, and the Chairman's leadership here, I am hopeful we will be able to get something done."
"I think it has a positive effect going forward, but a deterrent effect."