All the Taylor Swift songs that senators quoted at the Ticketmaster hearing

Anti-trust committee Chair Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., kicked things off in her opening statement by speaking about the need for competition in the industry.

“You can’t have too much consolidation, something that unfortunately for this country, as an ode to Taylor Swift, I will say, we know All Too Well,” Klobuchar said.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee, the Republican ranking member of the committee, spoke about Klobuchar leading the panel after Democrats retained control of the Senate, saying he “had hopes as of a few months ago to get the gavel back.”

“But once again, she’s cheer captain and I’m on the bleachers,” Lee said, quoting the 2008 hit You Belong with Me.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said Ticketmaster has sought to dodge responsibility, calling the debacle a “monopolistic mess.”

“May I suggest respectfully that Ticketmaster ought to look in the mirror and say, ‘I’m the problem, it’s me,’” said Blumenthal, clearly a fan of Anti-Hero.

A witness at the hearing, James Madison Institute’s senior vice president Sal Nuzzo, got in on the action too, saying, “Those representing the dominant player in the market contend that their growth has allowed them to innovate and make advances that greatly benefit consumers. A few million Taylor Swift fans would respond, This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things.”

While speaking about the ticket resale market, Lee said: “A purchaser of a ticket being able to sell it someone else — a lot of people seem to think that’s somehow a solution. I think it’s a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

And Lee took the title of Senate Swiftie Caucus leader at the end of the hearing with a quote from the Midnights deep cut track Karma: ”Karma’s a relaxing thought. Aren’t you envious that for you it’s not?”