WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following news release:

WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel at today's FBI oversight hearing.

Grassley pressed Patel on the FBI's work to root out suspected Afghan terrorists that entered the country through the Biden administration's Operation Allies Welcome program and the FBI's expansion of counter drone capabilities, as well as the FBI's efforts to combat whistleblower retaliation and shine light on Operation Round River and the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. Patel thanked Grassley for his Big Tech oversight, which the director confirmed has resulted in "significantly impr...