Count How Many Questions Top DHS Screening Official Is Unable to Answer During Tense Exchange With Rep. Jim Jordan

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) pressed a top “screening” Homeland Security official for numbers on refugees during a House hearing on Thursday — but he didn’t get many answers.

The official, Kelli Ann Burriesci, is the deputy assistant secretary with the DHS Office of Screening Coordination, Office of Policy. Given her title, Jordan expression confusion as to her apparent lack of information.

“How many Syrian refugees have entered the United States in the last year?” Jordan asked.

"Sir, I didn't bring any of my, any of the refugee numbers with me because I was prepared to talk about visa waivers but I can certainly have us send that to you,” Burriesci responded.

Jordan then asked, "Do you know how many Americans have travelled to Syria in the last year?"

"I don't have that number on me either,” the official replied.

Jordan eventually directed his line of questioning to the visa waiver program as that’s what Burriesci said she came prepared to talk about. He asked: ”How many visa waiver program overstays are there currently in the United States?"

"Sorry, I didn't bring that number with me,” she repeated.

This went on for a while.

When Burriesci reiterated that she came prepared to discuss the visa waiver program, Jordan quickly shot back, "I just asked you how many visa waiver program overstays are there and you said, 'I don't know.'"

Watch the lengthy exchange below:

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