U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik on Wednesday said she was briefed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's relationship with a man linked to the 2018 stretch limousine crash that killed 20 people in Schoharie.

The briefing came weeks after FBI Director Chris Wray told Stefanik the bureau had completed its internal review of interactions with Shahed Hussain, who had run a limo rental business and was later revealed to be an undercover informant for the bureau. 

“Today’s House Intelligence Committee briefing is a first step in the right direction, but, importantly, it is only the start of this critical process towards full transparency for Congress and, most importantly, for the families tragically impacted," Stefanik said in a statement. 

Stefanik had previously questioned Wray about the bureau's involement with Hussain. U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko had also sent a letter to the FBI requesting documents related to the bureau's connections with Hussain. 

Questions over Shahed Hussain's role were heightened after an initial plea deal was made in the case against his son, Nauman Husssain. In August, a judge rejected that agreement. 

Stefanik, meanwhile, is calling for further briefings that would also include family members of the victims of the crash. 

“At the end of the briefing, I requested and demanded that families receive this briefing from the FBI next month, and my office will be following up with an official public letter to the FBI on these necessary next steps," she said. “The FBI officials confirmed that both the FBI’s internal review and this House Intelligence Committee briefing were only conducted because of my questions to FBI Director Wray and my office’s oversight work and continued advocacy demanding transparency at the highest levels to give these families the answers they deserve."