We must modernize our enforcement rules to match the size and complexity of banks...

You know, it is clear that giving regulators power to do something is not always enough. Congress needs to force regulators to use it, which is what Senators Cortez Masto, Hawley, Braun's and my bill does.

We cannot--we will not--let that happen again.

Regulators need to strengthen bank oversight, and Congress must reinstate stronger rules.

So in its postmortem of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, the Fed found that legislation passed out of this Committee in 2018, led to weakened rules for big banks that were major contributors to Silicon Valley Bank's failure.

We need to strengthen our financial watchdogs' ability to impose fines, ban bad actors from the banking industry...

That is why Senator Cortez Masto, Senator Hawley, Senator Braun, and I introduced a bipartisan bill to ensure that when executives crash their banks and threaten the banking system, those executives are forced to give up their fancy…

To help beneficiaries avoid these surprise costs, MA plans are required to publish directories which enrollees can use to find new doctors.

To help beneficiaries avoid these surprise costs, MA plans are required to publish directories which enrollees can use to find new doctors.

I tell you, nobody is jumping in with any other answer. You know, this is the part that just drives me crazy.

CMS should increase its oversight efforts to audit health plan directories to ensure they hold MA plans accountable.