tonight we ask congresswoman i ya ayanna pressley of massachusetts. this is "american voices." it was two weeks ago today that joe biden was declared the winner of the 2020 election. today social media giants, twitter and facebook, announced that they'll hand over institutional handles to team biden in acknowledgment of his win. as of this hour, only a handful of republicans have publicly congratulated the president-elect. and general services administration head emily murphy is still refusing to grant full access to the transition team. that is despite georgia certifying its election results friday. with the state's 16 electoral votes going to biden. more key dates are coming hard and fast in the days and weeks ahead. monday is the deadline for michigan and pennsylvania to certify with nevada following suit on tuesday. three more states have certification deadlines just after thanksgiving. on december 8th, governor sends certified results to congress, certified electors meet to cast their votes less than a week later on december 14th. after that, it is less than a month until

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i'm joined now by massachusetts congresswoman ayanna pressley. gets to a lot of i think why we're here right now and this is from president obama's book. it was as if my very presence in the white house had triggered a deep-seated panic. a sense of a natural order had been disputed which is exactly what donald trump understood when he began pedaling assertions i'd not been born in the united states and was an illegitimate president. that hasn't ended. donald trump's 72 million voters proved it hasn't ended for a lot of people. so in your mind how do democrats message in that kind of an environment? >> well, first i just want to say how much i appreciate the insight and the candor of the president, and it really just proves racism is systemic. it is structural. it is pervasive. and it's a further demonstration of what it is to be black in a america and that as a black man in america even as president of the united states that you are not exempt from obstruction, injustice, from humiliation. you know james baldwin reminds us not everything that is

i was talking with congresswoman ayanna pressley from massachusetts a little bit earlier, and she wast we still haven't fully come to terms with the fact that people of color and people without means are suffering more from covid-19. she had a very touching story about people who don't even have treatment. they can't even ask for help. there's nowhere for them to go. we are talking today about people who are running out of money, because we're not getting them the financial assistance they need. this is a point you made to me when we were in philadelphia. that you're actually trying to get there -- get out to the black community. and at least get people tested and then get them treatment, if they're suffering from symptoms of covid. >> that's correct. and that's all we have, without a cure. you need testing and you need contact tracing. and still, when people came out to us, they were unable to -- a lot of the mobile units are closing, because it's winter time. we are one of the few places that are still open with extended hours. people are still asking for state-issued idea. they're

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remember we had in july squad members ayanna pressley and rashida tlaib both backed legislation to stripal funding for police departments. it seems like the squad is running away from the prior positions. what do you think? >> i don't think they're running away from those positions at all. i think they are very intent on continuing -- elizabeth: they're trying to downplay them. they're trying to downplay it now. >> but they have been very intent on enacting these policies for the last several years. the american people saw the violence in the streets, the breakdown of law and order and watched these leftist regimes in various cities actually defunding the police and deliberately with holding police protection from honest, law-abiding citizens as these left-wing mobs crusaded in a rampage that burned people east businesses, destroyed their livelihoods and threatened their lives. so the american people got a pretty clear view of what life will be like if the left takes over. and, in that regard i suppose abraham lincoln had some good advice for us. the voters are everything. if the voters

do from the police and many of the cities that are seen crime going up, and july squad members ayanna pressley tlaib brought back legislation to strip federal funding for police department, it seems like the squad is running away from the prior position, what do you think? >> i don't think the running away from those positions at all, i think thei o very content for those policies. elizabeth: the tried to downplay. >> but they have been very intent on enacting these several for the last years in the american people saw the violence in the streets, the breakdown of law and order and watch the leftist regimes in various cities actually defunded the police and deliberately withholding police protection from law-abiding citizens since a left-wing mob crew stated in a rampage that burn people's businesses, destroyed their livelihood and threaten their lives so that the american people got a pretty clear view of what life will be like if the love takes over and in that regard i suppose abraham lincoln had good advice he said the voters are everything if they get their backsides to close to the fire

also holding their seats are ayanna pressley of massachusetts and alexandria ocasio-cortez of new york, co-sponsor of the green new deal. in new york's 16th congressional district, jamal bowman has defeated republican challenger patrick mcmanus. bowman is a former bronx middle school principal who recently joined protests demanding an end to racism and police brutality. in june's democratic primary, bowman defeated congressmember eliot engel, the foreign affairs committee chair who's served in congress for more than 30 years. congressmember-elect bowman spoke to democracy now! on elecon night. >> i am going to washington to fight for housin as a human ght, health care as a human right, fully funding our public schools, a federal jobs guaranty raising a federal minim wage, a green new deal, and he maine criminal justice and immigration reform. amy: also here in new york, democrats mondaire jones and ritchie torres are set to become the first two openly gay black men elected to congress, replacing lawmakers who are retiring after decades in washington. mondaire jones spoke with democracy

congresswoman ayanna pressley, thank you for joining us. and that is the reid out. all in with chris hayes starts right now. >>> tonight on all in. >> i'm more troubled by the fact officials who clearly know better are going along with this, are humoring him in this fashion. >> republicans maintain the dangerous charade. the transition continues and the biden margin grows. tonight how the trump campaign is arguing against itself in court and how the electoral college will show donald trump the exit. >>> then the party of covid. how the republican party is increasingly taking the side of the virus after another infection from the election night super spreader. and now alarms over increased fatalities amid staffing shortages at hospitals around the country. when "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. we've never really been where we are before in this country. if you're feeling strange, i am, lots of people i know are. there's good reason for that. in "the new york times" a legendary scholar interviewed scholars and historians here

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that will have better because people like me and my good sister ayanna pressley and so many others, myin with me out of georgia, yes. nakima. yes. we will be walking in those doors making sure that everybody knows that our voices have to stand in this country. >> as i promised my viewers, you get no less cori bush on the phone than you do in person. congresswoman-elect cori bush, thank you for being who you are. you will soon be representing the people of missouri's first congressional district, the first black woman to do so. thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> and that does it for tonight. you can catch me again tomorrow morning for my show "velshi" from 8:00 to 10:00. sunday a special hour of "velshi: surviving the next wave." i'll be joined by a cast of experts to answer your questions about getting through the crisis that is the covid economy. here is your homework. if you run or work for a business that is struggling with this ongoing covid surge, send your questions about how to survive it financially to mystory@vels mystory@velshi.com. our experts might give you a

and then in massachusetts, ayanna pressley in the seventh district of massachusetts. 59% reporting. a very large lead. there is one other race in michigan. this is where she had to leave -- this is talib's race. alexandria, ceo cortez -- alexandria ocasio cortez with this tweet. serving in congress has been the greatest privilege in my life. thank you to the bronx and queens very likely me to the house despite the millions spent against us. >> britney is in conway, south carolina on our support president trump line. both the president and lindsey graham have been projected to be winners in south carolina tonight. >> i know. i have seen that. i am so thankful everyone around me has seen president trump has done a great job as president. our unemployment levels are lower than ever. so yeah. i definitely think we are a day and i am all for that. andhat about the pandemic closures in south carolina? do you think that a peck -- do you think that affected people's vote at all? >> donald trump took care of us when the pandemic hit. he sent us stimulus checks. he gave us unemployment when h