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There's no resolution on them yet, and that's what these talks are all about. >> thank you very much, john. i appreciate you coming in and helping us out with the breaking news as well. i want to bring in representative bonnie watson coleman, the vice chair of the progressive caucus. representative watson coleman, thank you so much. i appreciate you joining us. so there's no vote tonight. take us behind the scenes. what happened? >> well, thanks for having me tonight. what is happening is that there are not enough votes to pass the bill without having a verifiable commitment on the reconciliat...

On the seat of our democracy. so why these folks are doing this, i think it is a perverse tethering to the former president and a belief that maybe somehow, if we try to forget about all of this, they'll stay in power. >> congresswoman dean, there's a very actually startling photo of you in that gas mask up in the house gallery. congresswoman coleman, you were there that day. your reaction to senator johnson. >> i tell you, i went to the capitol thinking it was the safest place to be because i was evacuated from both my apartment and my office building because it was so close to the rnc. so i ...

Discover the facts with credibility and integrity, which i know any commission we put together will do. we'll take the facts where they lead us. we're not afraid of those facts. but i, too, like representative watson coleman, i want to believe that the house and senate will come together to form an independent commission. this was the greatest attack on our democracy in anyone's memory. it's egregious, and why wouldn't we want to know all the facts? >> jonathan, can i just say one thing? >> absolutely. >> just one thing. by creating a select committee, we still give them an opportunity to use ...

Floor pullcalling for the presi to stop the riot, to stop the insurrection. they don't believe it. they believe it is their pathway to staying in power or gaining greater power. but look at the video that you are showing. the capitol police, a protective force, saved countless lives that day. why wouldn't every single member of congress say we have to find out the facts and circumstances surrounding what happened, if for no greater reason than we prevent it from happening in the future. they are afraid of something. mr. mccarthy and mr. mcconnell are afraid of the truth. >> congresswoman colem...

Speak for itself. let it uncover why this happened, how this happened and what happened again with the gaps in sharing information that had it been shared and acted upon, we might not have had that outcome. we've got to do everything we can to ensure that that never happens again. >> right. and last question to you, congresswoman dean, and that is this. let's say that the optimism expressed by congresswoman coleman does not come through and a january 6th commission is not approved, do you think a house select committee should be formed, and what could a select committee do that a commission ca...