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It's the Brian Larry Show on WNYC. Good morning, everyone. We'll have Senator Gillibrand on today's show with our monthly call-your-senator segment.

You know, she's trying to get President Biden to declare the Equal Rights Amendment ratified before he leaves office.

That would set off a constitutional fight, probably at the Supreme Court.

But Senator Gillibrand apparently wants that fight

and thinks, according to the letter of the law,

the ERA has been ratified.

We'll also get her take on this bombshell intervention yesterday

from President-elect Trump and Elon Musk blowing up.

You've been hearing this on the news, if you've been following any news this morning,

blowing up a bipartisan government spending deal at the last minute after it had been reached

by Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic leaders.

So many implications, including many government agencies possibly shutting down tomorrow night,

Johnson possibly losing his speakership over it, and more. And we'll have an advice segment today

for anyone dealing with health insurance, delay, or denial issues. With the public outcry over

those practices recently, we'll have health care navigator Elizabeth Benjamin from the

Community Service Society of New York to explain how to effectively appeal insurance company

denials even while the current system remains in effect because it doesn't look like it's going

anywhere politically anytime soon.

And we'll start today with more New York City housing news, especially a new battle over

landlords who don't return your security deposits.

I just got your attention, didn't I, after you move out and some other issues.

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