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Chuck Schumer

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Chuck Schumer is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New York since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, he has held the position of Senate Majority Leader since January 2021, making him one of the most prominent figures in the U.S. Senate. Schumer previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1999, representing New York's 9th congressional district. Throughout his career, he has focused on issues such as healthcare, infrastructure, and economic development, often advocating for policies that benefit working families and promote social justice.

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Feb 25, 2009

So this means that right now, two-thirds of the servicers are likely to go along with this plan for those mortgages that meet the guidelines and the guidance that you have put out, is that right?

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Feb 23, 2009

Isn't it true that smaller institutions can cause systemic risk because there are counterparties, it is almost like a ping-pong ball bouncing from one place to another?

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Feb 23, 2009

This time our recession is being caused not by rising interest rates but, rather, a massive credit crunch.

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Feb 23, 2009

There are a lot of institutions with no capital standards, but they were not banks and regulated by you, who used huge leverage, 30:1, 40:1, 50:1.

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Feb 23, 2009

That is why the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is so essential.

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Feb 23, 2009

Such neglect allowed for and even encouraged a problem that began in the subprime mortgage market to spread throughout our Nation.

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Feb 23, 2009

But the same type of situation that we saw with Springsteen, this is not the first time it happened?

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Feb 23, 2009

You know, one of them might not have caused the problem, but a whole bunch did.

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Feb 23, 2009

Saying that we will be back moving forward in 2010 is pretty much a V theory, not an L theory, if we stabilize the system.

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Feb 23, 2009

But you do not rule out some regulation of the smaller----

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Feb 23, 2009

Again, submit those in writing, OK? But the writings are under oath and all of that, so we know they will be accurate and all that.

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Feb 23, 2009

Bruce Springsteen says Ticketmaster abused his fans, and I agree with the Boss.

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Feb 23, 2009

I have made no secret of my opposition to this merger.

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Feb 23, 2009

Good for you. Maybe Mr. Azoff will come to your wisdom at that.

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Feb 23, 2009

Competition is a win-win situation because it is great for consumers. Antitrust helps to keep that system in force.

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Feb 23, 2009

Well, I could not afford it. I can barely afford to buy one ticket on TicketsNow.

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Feb 23, 2009

In fact, am I correct that Ticketmaster is the only primary ticket seller that provides a link to a secondary seller that it also owns?

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Feb 23, 2009

We need answers, not apologies, and I hope in this hearing we can hear specific answers as to what happened here and why it will not happen again.

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Feb 23, 2009

I will ask unanimous consent he be allowed a day to submit that in writing?

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Feb 23, 2009

Is it your view--yours, not your board's, not the company, but Mr. Irving Azoff's--that Ticketmaster should sell TicketsNow?

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Feb 23, 2009

How do we deal with the leverage issue for non-depository institutions is what I am asking.

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Feb 23, 2009

Ticketmaster never should have gotten into the secondary ticketing business by buying TicketsNow to begin with.

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Feb 23, 2009

But it didn't--but it happened before, right?

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Feb 23, 2009

In fact, Ticketmaster stands to gain more in fees and markup from tickets sold on TicketsNow. Isn't that correct?

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