Meanwhile, Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., who first brought congressional attention to the Ticketmaster/TicketsNow relationship, has proposed banning the use of automated ticketing programs and reign in the secondary ticket market. Pascrell testified before a House Judiciary Courts and Competition Policy Subcommittee hearing earlier this year and a similar examination was held by the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee. Pascrell also asked the FTC to launch an investigation. "Time and time again Ticketmaster has claimed that these repeated incidents of price gouging and consumer fraud represent exceptions and not the rule," Pascrell said in a statement. "This most recent incident makes it clear as day that we need more transparency and accountability in the secondary ticket market." Read CongressDaily's Ticketmaster coverage here, here, and here.