Senator Wyden also stressed accountability, saying the vote showed "the Senate isn't going to let the program just grow without tough oversight."

Critics have called for tougher oversight of the industry.

Municipal landmarks preservation laws generally provide the toughest regulatory oversight regarding what property owners may do.

Regulators and examiners were criticized last year for unduly tough oversight which, some economists said, created a credit shortage that weakened the economy.

Simple block-granting without tough federal oversight and high standards, of Medicaid or anything else, does not serve the common good.

The new law has tougher federal oversight.

"Until competition is sufficient to protect consumers, tough regulatory oversight will be needed."

We will also subject this supplemental to the tough and serious oversight that Congress has ignored for four years.

Groups opposing the large farms have sprung up across the region, demanding tougher regulatory oversight.

His legal background is evident in another thread that runs through his career: tough, vigilant oversight of powerful institutions in government and the private sector.