Mike Lee

But why should artists be able to tell their fans what to do with a ticket purchased from the venue?

If I purchase a ticket on Ticketmaster, is that my ticket? And if it is my ticket, is that not my property to use or dispose of or transfer as I deem fit?

I would like to get Mr. Groetzinger's response to that and also ask Mr. Groetzinger to just talk about how competition with Ticketmaster has impacted innovation in the ticketing space.

This has been a really helpful hearing... it is very important that we maintain fair, free, open, and even fierce competition.

Well, there are other issues, of course. And that may be his view, but he is not--I do not think he is necessarily considering the consumer welfare standard or the Sherman Act or the Clayton Act when making that statement.

I think it is a nightmare dressed like a daydream.

I am really looking forward to my ongoing service on the Antitrust Subcommittee, along with Senator Klobuchar as Chair.

Is it accurate to say that at a minimum, that Live Nation at a minimum was a motivated and capable potentially, if not likely, competitor?

Now the consent decree includes a divestiture and also prohibitions on tying--on tying the ticketing services and the concert promotion.

Politicians raise funds. And this is what we do.

I'm asking him right here again tonight right now. Mitt, if you'd like to protect the Republican majority, give us any chance of seizing the Republican majority once again, getting it away from the Democrats who are facilitating this…

9 trillion partisan spending has ignited the worst inflation in four decades, inflation that is hitting my home state of Utah harder than almost anywhere else.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, pro-growth policies brought the American economy roaring to life in a way that bigger government and more central control never could.

But you noted in your testimony that inflation was caused by the Federal Government flooding the economy, and doing so with more than $5 trillion of spending at the same time that politicians were trying to keep our businesses closed and…

Democrats' $1.9 trillion in partisan spending has ignited the worst inflation in four decades--inflation that is hitting my home state of Utah harder than almost anywhere else.

Today, after two years of mandates, subsidies, and expert control, government has all but eviscerated this strong foundation.

I am a little bit worried about the fact that both the House and the Senate have passed different bills in the direction of industrial policy to the tune of $250 billion to $400 billion in Federal spending.

It is clear that so-called investments from Washington have failed to produce the prosperity the Biden administration promised.

We will never beat China by becoming more like China, never.

But while the strong economy lifted up all Americans, historically disadvantaged groups benefited the most.

Measured against the pre-pandemic trend, 6.6 million workers are currently missing from the workforce.

I hope we can learn from our mistakes.

The recipe for this broad-based prosperity was lower taxes and less regulation.

Lockdowns have triggered rising crime rates across the country, causing Americans to feel less safe in their communities.

I hope we've learned that when we choose to remove government barriers to Americans' creativity and freedom, families of all types prosper.