APRIL 11, 2024
FBI Director Testifies on FY 2025 Budget Request
FBI Director Christopher Wray warned of several "elevated" threats to 
U.S. national security, such as foreign terrorism, drug cartels, 
ransomware attacks, violent crime, and the Chinese government. He said, 
"As I look back over my career in law enforcement, I would be 
hard-pressed to think of a time where so many threats to our public 
safety and national security were so elevated all at once. But that is 
the case as I sit here today. ... this is by no means a time to let up 
or dial back." He also advocated for Congress to reauthorize Section 
702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which monitors 
foreign nationals overseas and is set to expire on April 19. Mr. Wray's 
comments came during testimony on the FBI's fiscal year 2025 budget 
request before a House Appropriations subcommittee.