likely know, house speaker paul ryan is talking abo ing about p out medicare. he's arguing it is a drag. there's a better way to insure those people. >> medicare is an incredibly important part of our nation's financial and health security for our seniors for over 50 years at this point. we know that what has happened and what is the truth is the life of the medicare trust fund or our ability to pay for those benefits has increased since the passage of the affordable care act. we also know medicare spending since the passage of the affordable care act, we saved $473 billion and that's for the taxpayer. >> secretary burrwell, thank you so much for being here this morning, we really appreciate your insights. >> thank you so much for having me. >> obama's deputy national security adviser has to say about donald trump's transition of power.