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Exclusive: White House And Ivanka Trump Propose New Spending On Child Care

The president's budget is expected to propose drastic cuts to government programs. But NPR has learned it will also call for increased spending on child care, something Ivanka Trump has championed.
Senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump, President Trump's daughter, has crafted an increase in child care funding as part of the White House's budget proposal set to be released on Monday.

In the midst of a presidential budget proposal destined to generate controversy for its expected drastic spending cuts, White House senior adviser and first daughter Ivanka Trump wants to have a conversation about increasing the availability and affordability of child care.

NPR has learned that the 2020 White House budget set to be released Monday will call for increased spending on child care and propose an initiative to address shortages.

Presidential budgets are policy statements, frequently ignored by Congress, and this one is no different (It has already been by Democrats.) So in a way, this is Ivanka Trump and the White House signaling that they want in on a debate

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