Brian Mayer on WNYC, now our monthly call-your-your-senitor segment.

My questions and yours for Senator Kirsten-Jillibrand, 212- 433, WNYC, call or text.

212, 433, 9692.

Call mostly if you're in New York and therefore a constituent,

but we can take some calls from the other 49,

as so much of a U.S. Senator's work has national implications, obviously.

212, 433, WNYC, 433-9-692, call or text.

Senator, our listeners, always appreciate this.

Welcome back to WNYC.

Thanks, Brian.

I'm happy to be on your show.

And making national and worldwide news, not just New York News, is the apparent victory of Zeranman

Dhani and the Democratic primary for mayor. Are you endorsing him for the general election?

Not today, but I did speak with him yesterday. I congratulated him on his victory, and I raised some issues that if he does become

the mayor will be very important that we not only work on together, but I raise some concerns

that I had. What issues? What concerns? Well, I congratulated him on his laser-like focus on affordability.

He was an excellent communicator in talking to New Yorkers about the challenges that they have.

Affordable housing is top of mind for the work I do in the Senate.

I'm now on the Appropriations Committee, so I'm in charge of really focusing resources for affordable housing as well as transportation and mass

transit. And I talked about the importance of talking about food security. It's not right in this

country as powerful as we are that any child or any senior goes to bed hungry. And that's something

I've focused on for a long time, especially food

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