{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lawmakers-launch-investigation-ticketmasters-potential-unfair-or", "Lawmakers launch investigation of Ticketmaster\u2019s \u2018potential unfair or deceptive practices\u2019 following Taylor Swift ticket sale debacle", "2022-12-06", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "House", "CO", "Diana DeGette", "D000197", "degette.house.gov", "degette", "https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 A bipartisan group of House lawmakers \u2013 including U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), chair of the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations panel \u2013 called on Ticketmaster today to provide their committee more information related to concerns raised of potentially unfair or deceptive practices in the live ticketing industry.\n\nIn a letter sent to the CEO of Ticketmaster\u2019s parent company Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Michael Rapino, the lawmakers \u2013 all of whom serve as senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee \u2013 said they were particularly concerned about the chaotic pre-sale of tickets for Taylor Swift\u2019s upcoming concert tour and requested company officials meet with committee investigators to provide additional information on the company\u2019s ticketing process by December 15.\n\nAmong the information lawmakers have requested is specific details on \u201cadditional fees, insider reserves, dynamic pricing, restrictions on transferability, limited ticket availability, speculative ticketing, verified fan program requirements, and scalping by bots and other scammers.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Energy and Commerce Committee has previously raised concerns about business practices in the live ticketing industry,\u201d the lawmakers wrote. \u201cThe recent pre-sale ticketing process for Taylor Swift\u2019s upcoming Eras tour \u2013 in which millions of fans endured delays, lockouts, and competition with aggressive scammers, scalpers, and bots \u2013 raises concerns over the potential unfair and deceptive practices that face consumers and eventgoers.\u201d\n\nIn addition to DeGette, the letter was signed by U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL).\n\nIt follows a similar investigation the committee launched in 2019 into allegations of unfair and deceptive practices in the live event ticketing industry. The investigation led to a February 2020 committee hearing, chaired by DeGette, in which Ticketmaster North America President Amy Howe testified that the company was \u201ccommitted to business practices that promote transparency, deter deceptive practices, and provide customers with the ability to enjoy a concert, show, or game.\u201d\n\nIn the letter sent Tuesday, DeGette and others specifically cited those comments made by Howe during that hearing before noting that the circumstances surrounding the ticket sales for Swift\u2019s upcoming tour have cast serious doubt on those commitments made on behalf of the company.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/lawmakers-launch-investigation-ticketmasters-potential-unfair-or"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5148131642490625, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}