Uh-Oh: Ivanka Pushing Congress For Leftist Childcare Policy Already

President-elect Donald Trump a mixed bag politically; his populism lends him to either side of the political aisle depending on the issue at hand. But his eldest daughter, Ivanka, is without question a full-blown New York-style progressive, and her potential involvement within the administration should be a concern to conservatives.

Case in point: President and CEO of Republican Main Street Partnership Sarah Chamberlain claims that Ivanka is already calling Republican members of Congress to get the ball rolling on childcare legislation.

“She’s calling some to talk about the child care provisions,” said Chamberlain. “It’s gonna be a big issue for her.”

This is not good news for conservatives. If Ivanka’s past remarks on healthcare and her speech at the Republican National Convention in particular are any indication of her policy prescriptions, potential childcare reform will satisfy the left, not the right nor small businesses. In fact, under Ivanka’s influence, President-elect Trump has already unveiled left-leaning childcare policy proposals.

To be clear, even The Atlantic, a far-left publication, has acknowledged Trump’s progressive position on childcare: “If Donald Trump has his way, Republicans in Congress next year would pass a plan providing federally-subsidized child care to Americans rich and poor, expanding a social safety net that conservatives have spent years trying to slim down.”

In September, while campaigning in Pennsylvania, Trump unveiled some of his progressive childcare proposals, all alongside Ivanka. Per The Atlantic:

 As described by his campaign, the plan would allow individuals earning up to $250,000 ($500,000 for a couple) to deduct expenses for the care of up to four children or elderly relatives from their income taxes. It would also allow Americans in any income bracket to set up tax-advantaged accounts to save up for child and elder care expenses. Families who don’t earn enough to pay income taxes would see an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit that would net them as much as $1,200 more per year. And perhaps most significantly, the Trump plan would guarantee six weeks of paid maternity leave—although he would pay for it with cuts to the unemployment-insurance program.

While in Pennsylvania, Ivanka said that her father is “in a very unique position to do something about this problem,” referring to childcare.

“Little focus has been put on how best to alleviate enormous financial burdens child care places on low-income and middle-income families,” she asserted.

The eldest Trump daughter is likely to have a big role in the administration, though her position has yet be defined. A previous report from CNN suggested that Ivanka would be moving into the office in the White House designated for the First Lady, but Team Trump has repudiated the claim as “false,” suggesting that no final decisions have been made.

Last week, Global Warming profiteer Al Gore was summoned to Trump Tower by Ivanka to discuss climate change, but as we later leaned, President-elect Trump also met with Gore.