It's the Brian Larry Show on WNYC. Good Monday morning, everyone. Our first guest this week is

Bronx Congressman Richie Torres, who is in the news for a number of things he's fighting for and a number

of things he's been reconsidering. Congressman Torres endorsed Andrew Cuomo and opposed

Iran-Mam Dani in the Democratic mayoral primary. He hasn't endorsed anyone yet for the general

election, even though it's mostly Cuomo versus Momdani again at this point. A staunch supporter of

Israel during the Gaza war and a quote, unapologetic Zionist, as Politico says he called himself

last week. Torres has recently started being more critical. Politico has a story this morning that

begins, Richie Torres, one of the Democratic Party's most ardent Zionists,

has begun questioning Israel as recent images of starving Palestinian children, shock leaders

around the world, unquote. And last week, the Jewish newspaper, the Ford, quoted Torres saying

Netanyahu is doing, quote, irreparable damage to the U.S. Israel relationship.

And until recently, Congressman Torres was considering a primary challenge next year to

Governor Kathy Hokel, a challenge from the right of her politically. But reporting says he gave up

that idea because Mamdani won the Democratic primary for mayor. We'll get the congressman's own words on that,

of course. What hasn't changed is the congressman's outspoken opposition to much of President

Trump's domestic agenda, such as the Medicaid cuts in the one big budget and policy bill,

the Congressman District, Congressman's District, is often described as the poorest in the U big budget and policy bill, the Congressman District, Congressman's District,

is often described as the poorest in the U.S.

The 15th Congressional District runs from Riverdale in the northwest, down through much of

the Central and South Bronx, think either side of the Cross Bronx Expressway from about

Boston Road to just before the George Washington Bridge, either side of the Cross Bronx Expressway from about Boston Road to just before the George

Washington Bridge, either side of the Bronx River Parkway in the more northern parts of the

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