Tulsi Gabbard on Adversary Encroachment in the Western Hemisphere

Committee Oversight and Cooperation

• 📌 The committee emphasizes the importance of rigorous oversight and requires cooperation with document requests from IC agencies.
• ✅ Agency leaders provide their unequivocal commitment to cooperating with document and information requests from the committee.

Adversary Encroachment in the Western Hemisphere

• 🌍 There is deep concern about encroachment in the Western Hemisphere by adversaries like China, Russia, and Iran.
• 📈 Examples include Russian military cooperation with Venezuela, CCP-linked companies acquiring critical assets, and Iran's defense agreements with Bolivia.
• ⚠️ The establishment of a technical military cooperation commission involving Venezuela, Cuba, China, Russia, and Iran is a cause for alarm.
• 🎯 The focus on global threats has led to a loss of sight regarding our own neighborhood, allowing anti-American regimes to gain permanent footholds.

Intelligence Community Assessment

• 📊 The intelligence community assessment reflects the detailed outline of continued competition, encroachment, and investments in the Western Hemisphere.
• 📈 These activities have rapidly increased and pose a threat to both economic interests and security.
• 🔍 Intelligence assessments are being shared with senior cabinet officials to monitor and protect national interests.

Combating Cartel Activity

• 🤝 The FBI is prioritizing partnerships with state and local law enforcement for enhanced information sharing.
• 🚨 These partnerships are yielding positive results in combating cartel activity, drug seizures, and arrests.
• ⚠️ The urgency is highlighted by the statistic that an American citizen dies of a drug overdose every seven minutes.