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Rob: democrats are willing to compromise to end the government shutdown. jillian: republicans firing back against nancy pelosi's request to postpone the president's state of the union address. the democrat citing consider your -- security concerns during the shutdown. rob: how the trump administration is responding. >> reporter: two week after inviting donald trump to deliver the state of the union address nancy pelosi walking that back, the speaker of the house in the letter to the president writing, quote, sadly, given the security concerns and unless government reopens this week, i suggest ...

Against nancy pelosi's request to postpone the state of the union address. democrats citing comes security concerns during the shutdown. todd: anita vogel with how the trump administration is responding. >> reporter: two week after inviting donald trump to deliver the state of the union address, nancy pelosi is walking that back. the speaker of the house sending a letter to the president, given security concerns, unless the government reopens this week, i suggest we work together to determine another suitable date after the government has reopens. nancy pelosi attempting to justify her actions...

Package that includes border security and whatever agreement there is to open the government again. >> shepard: steve scalise quoted now as saying, i would encourage the president to come and we'll find a place for him to speak. i'm surprised we haven't gotten a tweet. >> we haven't. the president is biding his time on this. the white house had a statement back to nancy pelosi that was prepared for him but he hasn't pulled the trigger on it yet. nancy pelosi pointed out making the point that the president should delay the state of the union address or deliver it in writing because of security ...

Chamber, actually, this room, hr 5. you look back at the history of it rather than my giving it to you was turned into sort of a safe haven while they bring us down here if something happened in the chamber. this is a very big deal. it is a special security event. >> reporter: would you host him? >> that would be a security. either the secretary was exaggerating the importance of the preparation required or not. and that's a security decision which is completely out of my hands. >> reporter: do you hope he sees this as a consequence of the government shutdown? >> no. i just -- this is a housek...

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