It's the Brian Laird Show on WNYC.

Good morning again, everyone.

Now our monthly Call Your Senator segment,

My Questions and Yours, for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

212-433 WNYC. The New York Democrat was just elected to her third full term, defeating her

Republican opponent by 17 points, outperforming the top of the ticket. Kamala Harris beat Donald

Trump in New York by 12 points. So a five-point

difference there is the number that I have it. I've also seen it as seven points. But either way,

Harris did not do as well as Gillibrand in New York State. And the Senate is where a lot of the

early action is since the election, right? Trump's first major challenge to the Constitution and the norms of democracy has been to ask

the Senate to give up its constitutional right to have confirmation power over his nominees.

Matt Gates and RFK Jr. A Pete Hegset, a Tulsi Gabbard, fracking executive, Chris Wright for Energy

Secretary. Will they all get their jobs without even a hearing in the Senate? It's a first big

test to see if we're headed toward fascism, the word that three of Trump's former top national

security officials have warned about how Trump wants to govern. So on that, and much more, Senator Gillibrand, congratulations on your re-election, and welcome

back to WNYC.

Thanks so much, Brian.

And listeners, this is our call your senator segment.

So if you're anywhere in New York State and Senator Gillibrand is actually your senator,

you can call her text.

212-433. W-N-YC, we can take calls from the other 49 as well, and from around the world, for that matter.

212-433-9692. Call in, or you can text a question to that number. Senator, your party is obviously licking its wounds over losing the presidential election

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