attempt to address that problem. the houses budget does. those are enormous differences between the two. i wish my former colleagues all success in bridging the gap. they will really have to work at it. >> shannon: on a personal note, i sfoak to women in their 20s and 30s and we talked about issues of social secured and medicare and medicaid and what will be available when we get to retirement and not one woman in the room expects them to be there. so if a younger generation is prepared that, hey, listen these programs may be changed to the point that if they are not changed, they will be insolvent. but they seemed okay with that, as if they are planning their future without it. knowing that, is there a place forpo politicians to have a conversation with people to say, there may be significant changes, it is just reality. >> i think there is. the senior citizens of our country have always been the subject of a lot of attention, just before elections. and frankly, in politicians try