Rep. Kevin Kiley Questions FBI Director on Border Security, Crime, and Infrastructure Failures

California High-Speed Rail Failures

• 🚄 California's high-speed rail project is described as the worst public infrastructure failure in US history, with no track laid, stations built, or passengers served after 17 years.
• 💸 Billions in federal funding have been cut off because the state has not complied with funding terms by failing to build anything.
• 📈 Initial projections for completion by 2020 at $33 billion have ballooned to an estimated cost of over $130 billion, with completion not expected this century.
• 🔍 Questions remain about where the money went, and the FBI can investigate waste, fraud, and abuse if information indicates such issues.

Border Security and Terrorism Risks

• ⚠️ While there has been a decrease in border crossings for known or suspected terrorists from the southern border, there has been a sharp increase from the northern border.
• 🗺️ The FBI is working with northern border states and interagency partners to address this challenge, acknowledging the difficulty of physically sealing such a massive border.
• 🤝 The sealing of the southern border by the current administration has led to a drastic reduction in human trafficking, including unaccompanied children, as coyotes involved in smuggling are interconnected.

Crime Reduction in Washington D.C.

• 🚨 A significant reduction in crime in Washington D.C. is attributed to the dedication and resources from the Trump administration, utilizing federal, state, and local assets.
• 📉 Homicides, carjackings, and gun violence have dropped by 40-60% due to the collaboration between police, federal authorities, and the National Guard.
• 🚀 FBI operations, like Operation Summer Heat, initiated quietly four months prior under President Trump's direction, have been instrumental in these crime reduction efforts.

Understanding of Assassination Attempts

• 🎤 Regarding the attempted assassination of President Trump, the FBI Director believes the public's understanding is fairly consistent with the known facts, with no material facts withheld or misunderstood.