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Melanie Coburn, Former Director of Marketing, Cheerleaders for the Washington Commanders, speaks at a round table held by the House Oversight and Reform Committee on February 3, 2022. Watch the full video on C-SPAN: https://www.c-span.org/video/?517544-1/washington-football-team-work-environment Listen to our full episode on the Committee's investigation into the Washington Commanders: https://congressionaldish.com/cd268-disappearing-oversight-the-nfl-sexual-misconduct-investigation/ #nfl #nationalfootballleague #washingtoncommanders #washingtonfootballteam #washingtonredskins #dansnyder #larrymichael #football #footballnews #congress #congressionaldish #jenbriney #jenniferbriney

Rep. Carolyn Maloney questions Tiffani Johnston, Former Manager of Marketing at the Washington Commanders, at a round table held by the House Oversight and Reform Committee on February 3, 2022. Watch the full video on C-SPAN: https://www.c-span.org/video/?517544-1/washington-football-team-work-environment Listen to our full episode on the Committee's investigation into the Washington Commanders: https://congressionaldish.com/cd268-disappearing-oversight-the-nfl-sexual-misconduct-investigation/ #nfl #nationalfootballleague #washingtoncommanders #washingtonfootballteam #washingtonredskins #dansnyder #larrymichael #football #footballnews #congress #congressionaldish #jenbriney #jenniferbriney

Tiffani Johnston, Former Manager of Marketing at the Washington Commanders, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney speak at a round table held by the House Oversight and Reform Committee on February 3, 2022. Watch the full video on C-SPAN: https://www.c-span.org/video/?517544-1/washington-football-team-work-environment Listen to our full episode on the Committee's investigation into the Washington Commanders: https://congressionaldish.com/cd268-disappearing-oversight-the-nfl-sexual-misconduct-investigation/ #nfl #nationalfootballleague #washingtoncommanders #washingtonfootballteam #washingtonredskins #dansnyder #larrymichael #football #footballnews #congress #congressionaldish #jenbriney #jenniferbriney

Emily Applegate testifies before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on February 3, 2022 regarding the work environment at the Washington Commanders football team. Watch the full round-table a C-SPAN: https://www.c-span.org/video/?517544-1/washington-football-team-work-environment Listen to our full episode on the Committee's investigation into the team: #washingtonfootballteam #washingtoncommanders #washingtonredskins #football #nlf #dansnyder #harassment #sexualharassment #congress #houseofrepresentative

Jerry Mickelson testifies at the hearing "That's the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment," held by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 24, 2023. Watch the full hearing: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/thats-the-ticket-promoting-competition-and-protecting-consumers-in-live-entertainment Listen to our full episode on Live Nation/Ticketmaster's monopoly powers: https://congressionaldish.com/cd267-the-monopoly-powers-of-live-nation-ticketmaster/ #livenation #ticketmaster #lawrence #eventticketing #eventtickets #liveevents #liveshows #music #musicians #artists #jamproductions #monopoly

Jack Groetzinger testifies at the hearing "That's the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment," held by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 24, 2023. Watch the full hearing: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/thats-the-ticket-promoting-competition-and-protecting-consumers-in-live-entertainment Listen to our full episode on Live Nation/Ticketmaster's monopoly powers: https://congressionaldish.com/cd267-the-monopoly-powers-of-live-nation-ticketmaster/ #livenation #ticketmaster #lawrence #eventticketing #eventtickets #liveevents #liveshows #music #musicians #artists #seatgeek #retaliation #monopoly

Josh Hawley questions Kathleen Bradish, Vice President for Legal Advocacy at the American Antitrust Institute, at the hearing "That's the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment," held by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 24, 2023. Watch the full hearing: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/thats-the-ticket-promoting-competition-and-protecting-consumers-in-live-entertainment Listen to our full episode on Live Nation/Ticketmaster's monopoly powers: https://congressionaldish.com/cd267-the-monopoly-powers-of-live-nation-ticketmaster/ #livenation #ticketmaster #lawrence #eventticketing #eventtickets #liveevents #liveshows #music #musicians #artists #joshhawley #kathleenbradish

Clyde Lawrence testifies at the hearing "That's the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment," held by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 24, 2023. Watch the full hearing: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/thats-the-ticket-promoting-competition-and-protecting-consumers-in-live-entertainment Listen to our full episode on Live Nation/Ticketmaster's monopoly powers: https://congressionaldish.com/cd267-the-monopoly-powers-of-live-nation-ticketmaster/ #livenation #ticketmaster #lawrence #eventticketing #eventtickets #liveevents #liveshows #music #musicians #artists #ticketprice

Sen. Amy Klobuchar speaks at the hearing "That's the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment," held by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 24, 2023. Watch the full hearing: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/thats-the-ticket-promoting-competition-and-protecting-consumers-in-live-entertainment Listen to our full episode on Live Nation/Ticketmaster's monopoly powers: https://congressionaldish.com/cd267-the-monopoly-powers-of-live-nation-ticketmaster/ #livenation #ticketmaster #lawrence #eventticketing #eventtickets #liveevents #liveshows #music #musicians #artists #senate #amyklobuchar

Clyde Lawrence testifies at the hearing "That's the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment," held by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 24, 2023. Watch the full hearing: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/thats-the-ticket-promoting-competition-and-protecting-consumers-in-live-entertainment Listen to our full episode on Live Nation/Ticketmaster's monopoly powers: https://congressionaldish.com/cd267-the-monopoly-powers-of-live-nation-ticketmaster/ #livenation #ticketmaster #lawrence #eventticketing #eventtickets #liveevents #liveshows #music #musicians #artists

Clyde Lawrence testifies at the hearing "That's the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment," held by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 24, 2023. Watch the full hearing: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/thats-the-ticket-promoting-competition-and-protecting-consumers-in-live-entertainment Listen to our full episode on Live Nation/Ticketmaster's monopoly powers: https://congressionaldish.com/cd267-the-monopoly-powers-of-live-nation-ticketmaster/ #livenation #ticketmaster #lawrence #eventticketing #eventtickets #liveevents #liveshows #music #musicians #artists

Katie Porter speaks to the House Committee On Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Southern CA Oil Leak: investigating the immediate effects on communities, businesses, and environment October 18, 2021 https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/joint-field-hearing-in-irvine-california_october-18-2021Learn more about the 2021 OC Oil Spill and lax federal policing of offshore drilling with Jen Briney on Congressional Dish: https://congressionaldish.com/cd242-the-offshore-drilling-police/ Congressional Dish: The podcast exposing what Congress does with our money and in our names #congress #offshoredrilling #corporatewelfare #katieporter #oilspills #amplifyenergy #fossilfuelextraction #oilextraction #oildrilling #fossilfuels

Senator Bob Menendez speaks before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Russia December 7, 2021 https://www.c-span.org/video/?516513-1/undersecretary-state-nuland-testifies-us-policy-russia Get the full back story on the civil war that has been raging in Ukraine since 2014, learn what role our government has played in the conflict, and hear Victoria Nuland testify to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee about the Biden administration’s plans if Russia decides to use its military to invade Ukraine here: https://congressionaldish.com/cd244-keeping-ukraine/ Congressional Dish: The podcast exposing what Congress does with our money and in our names #Ukraine #Russia #ForeignPolicy #ukrainewar #proxywar #bobmenendez #Putin #kremlin

Senator Jeanne Shaheen speaks before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Russia December 7, 2021 https://www.c-span.org/video/?516513-1/undersecretary-state-nuland-testifies-us-policy-russia Get the full back story on the civil war that has been raging in Ukraine since 2014, learn what role our government has played in the conflict, and hear Victoria Nuland testify to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee about the Biden administration’s plans if Russia decides to use its military to invade Ukraine here: https://congressionaldish.com/cd244-keeping-ukraine/ Congressional Dish: The podcast exposing what Congress does with our money and in our names #MilitarySpending #Ukraine #Warmongers #JeanneShaheen #defense #defence #defencefunding #foreignpolicy #russia #ukrainewar

Sen. Tim Kaine speaks at the hearing "China's Role in Latin America and the Caribbean," held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 31, 2022. Find the full hearing here: https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/chinas-role-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-033122 Witnesses: Kerri Hannan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Policy, Planning, and Coordination, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State Peter Natiello, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development Andrew M. Herscowitz, Chief Development Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Margaret Myers, Director of the Asia & Latin America Program, Inter-American Dialogue Evan Ellis, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies Listen to Congressional Dish at congressionaldish.com Follow us on Twitter @CongressDish Follow us on Instagram @CongressionalDish #China #Ecuador #Infrastructure #timkaine #dam #dams #corruption #mismanagement

Evan Ellis, Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, speaks at the hearing "China's Role in Latin America and the Caribbean," held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 31, 2022. Find the full hearing here: https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/chinas-role-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-033122 Witnesses: Kerri Hannan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Policy, Planning, and Coordination, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State Peter Natiello, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development Andrew M. Herscowitz, Chief Development Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Margaret Myers, Director of the Asia & Latin America Program, Inter-American Dialogue Evan Ellis, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies Listen to Congressional Dish at congressionaldish.com Follow us on Twitter @CongressDish Follow us on Instagram @CongressionalDish #Venezuela #Bolivia #Ecuador #China #militaryequipment #CSIS #centerforstrategicandinternationalstudies #military

Sen. Chris Murphy questions Jessica Lewis of the State Department and Mara Karlin of the Department of Defense at the hearing "Examining U.S. Security Cooperation and Assistance," held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 10, 2022. Find the full hearing here: https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/examining-us-security-cooperation-and-assistance-031022 Witnesses: Jessica Lewis, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State Mara Elizabeth Karlin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities, U.S. Department of Defense Listen to Congressional Dish at congressionaldish.com Follow us on Twitter @CongressDish Follow us on Instagram @congressionaldish #iraq #iraqwar #afghanistan #afghanistanwar #war #defensespending #defensebudget #departmentofdefense #taxpayers

Peter Natiello of the USAID speaks at the hearing "China's Role in Latin America and the Caribbean," held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 31, 2022. Find the full hearing here: https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/chinas-role-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-033122 Witnesses: Kerri Hannan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Policy, Planning, and Coordination, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State Peter Natiello, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development Andrew M. Herscowitz, Chief Development Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Margaret Myers, Director of the Asia & Latin America Program, Inter-American Dialogue Evan Ellis, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies Listen to Congressional Dish at congressionaldish.com Follow us on Twitter @CongressDish Follow us on Instagram @CongressionalDish #Ecuador #China #Fishing #illegalfishing #journalism #IUUFishing

Margaret Myers from Inter-American Dialogue speaks at the hearing "China's Role in Latin America and the Caribbean," held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 31, 2022. Find the full hearing here: https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/chinas-role-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-033122 Witnesses: Kerri Hannan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Policy, Planning, and Coordination, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State Peter Natiello, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development Andrew M. Herscowitz, Chief Development Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Margaret Myers, Director of the Asia & Latin America Program, Inter-American Dialogue Evan Ellis, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies Listen to Congressional Dish at congressionaldish.com Follow us on Twitter @CongressDish Follow us on Instagram @CongressionalDish #ecuador #china #latinamerica #quito #quitoecuador #engineering #engineeringfails

Sen. Ed Markey speaks at the hearing "China's Role in Latin America and the Caribbean," held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 31, 2022. Find the full hearing here: https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/chinas-role-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-033122 Witnesses: Kerri Hannan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Policy, Planning, and Coordination, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State Peter Natiello, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development Andrew M. Herscowitz, Chief Development Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Margaret Myers, Director of the Asia & Latin America Program, Inter-American Dialogue Evan Ellis, Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies Listen to Congressional Dish at congressionaldish.com Follow us on Twitter @CongressDish Follow us on Instagram @CongressionalDish #lithium #Argentina #Bolivia #Chile #goldentriangle

Sen. Chris Murphy speaks at the hearing "Examining U.S. Security Cooperation and Assistance," held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 10, 2022. Find the full hearing here: https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/examining-us-security-cooperation-and-assistance-031022 Witnesses: Jessica Lewis, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State Mara Elizabeth Karlin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities, U.S. Department of Defense Listen to Congressional Dish at congressionaldish.com Follow us on Twitter @CongressDish Follow us on Instagram @congressionaldish #departmentofdefense #ussecurityassistance #chrismurphy #911 #September11

Are Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation a monopoly? They say no, everyone else says yes. From Senate Judiciary Committee hearing "That’s the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment" on January 24, 2023. Find our full episode covering the hearing at https://congressionaldish.com/cd267-the-monopoly-powers-of-live-nation-ticketmaster/ Witnesses: Joe Berchtold, President and Chief Financial Officer, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Jack Groetzinger, Chief Executive Officer, SeatGeek, Inc. Jerry Mickelson, Chief Executive Officer and President, Jam Productions, LLC Sal Nuzzo, Senior Vice President, The James Madison Institute Kathleen Bradish, Vice President for Legal Advocacy, American Antitrust Institute Clyde Lawrence, Singer-songwriter, Lawrence #ticketmaster #livenation #fucklivenation #monopoly #monopolypowers #freemarket #antitrust #tedcruz #ussenate #senate #judiciarycommittee #taylorswift #swifties

General Laura Richardson speaks at the hearing "National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activity in North and South America," held by the House Armed Services Committee on March 8, 2022. Find the full hearing here: https://democrats-armedservices.house.gov/hearings?ID=4E0BDDDE-AF6A-4EB9-A68C-3999348916F7 Witnesses: Melissa G. Dalton,Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs Office of the Secretary of Defense General Laura Richardson, USA, Commander, U.S. Southern Command General Glen D. VanHerck, USAF, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command Listen to Congressional Dish at congressionaldish.com Follow us on Twitter @CongressDish Follow us on Instagram @congressionaldish #colombia #military #militarytraining #latinaamerica #transnationalthreats

General Laura Richardson speaks at the hearing "National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activity in North and South America," held by the House Armed Services Committee on March 8, 2022. Find the full hearing here: https://democrats-armedservices.house.gov/hearings?ID=4E0BDDDE-AF6A-4EB9-A68C-3999348916F7 Witnesses: Melissa G. Dalton,Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs Office of the Secretary of Defense General Laura Richardson, USA, Commander, U.S. Southern Command General Glen D. VanHerck, USAF, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command Listen to Congressional Dish at congressionaldish.com Follow us on Twitter @CongressDish Follow us on Instagram @congressionaldish #china #PRC #southamerica #infrastructure #nationalsecurity #panamacanal #StraitofMagellan #argentina #jamaica #cuba #peru #colombia

Live Nation and Ticketmaster merged over a decade ago and Congress is concerned – for good reason – that the company is exerting monopoly powers over the live event industry. In this episode, learn how the merger was allowed to happen in the first place, the problems that industry participants and competitors are having with the company, and what Congress is thinking of doing about it. Find the show notes at https://congressionaldish.com/cd267-the-monopoly-powers-of-live-nation-ticketmaster/ Please Support Congressional Dish: - Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=C5Q69PFDK9GA8&source=url - Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode): https://www.patreon.com/CongressionalDish - Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com - Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney - Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com - Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. #livenation #ticketmaster #taylorswift #tswift #fucklivenation #monopoly #bigbusiness #antitrust #monopolypower #swifties #pearljam #brucespringsteen #BTS #BadBunny #Adele #Pixies