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September 13, 2016

DONALD J. TRUMP OUTLINES CHILD CARE PLAN

Donald J. Trump’s Child Care Reforms That Will Make America Great AgainDonaldJTrump.com/Positions/ChildCare

Thank you. I want to applaud my daughter, Ivanka, for her work and leadership on the issues facing working moms in our country. She has been deeply invested in this since long before the campaign began, and I am so grateful for her work and efforts on this proposal which I will be outlining today.

I want to also take a moment to recognize Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Chairwoman of the House Republican Conference and a mother of three small children, who has been such a leader on these issues.

We are also joined tonight by some amazing members of Congress in our audience: Congresswoman Blackburn, Lummis, Black, and Ellmers.

Our campaign is about ideas. We’re about solutions. I’ve travelled all over the country in recent weeks offering detailed plans to make life better for you and your family.

I’ve outlined detailed proposals for providing school choice, reforming our tax and regulatory code, lifting restrictions on American energy, rebuilding our military, changing our foreign policy, fixing our immigration policy, and keeping our country safe.

Right now, our politicians have locked our country into endless fights about small and petty things. I’m asking the nation to lift our sights, and to imagine what we can accomplish if we work together, trust each other, and put the needs of our own citizens first.

We must break our ties with the failed and bitter politics of the past and pursue a future where every American is honored and respected.

We have to reject the arrogance of Washington D.C. that looks down on everyday hardworking people. Too often those who have power have disdain for the views, beliefs and attitudes of those who don’t have political power.

Those in leadership must put themselves in the shoes of the laid-off factory worker, the family worried about security, or the mom struggling to afford childcare.

That means we need working mothers to be fairly compensated for their work, and to have access to affordable, quality child care for their kids.

We want higher pay, better wages, and a growing economy for everyone.

These solutions must update laws passed more than half a century ago when most women were still not in the labor force. Today, nearly 2 in 3 mothers with young children have jobs.

For many families in our country, childcare is now the single largest expense – even more than housing.

Yet, very little meaningful policy work has been done in this area – and my opponent has no childcare plan.

Many Americans are just one crisis away from disaster – a sick kid, a lost job, a damaged home. There is no financial security.

But that will all change under our pro-family, pro-child, pro-worker plans I am outlining tonight. Before going any further, I want everyone watching on TV right now to go to DonaldJTrump.com to read the full plan.

The first part of my childcare plan allows every parent or family in America – including adoptive parents and foster parent guardians – to deduct their childcare expenses from their income taxes.

They will be able to fully deduct the average cost of child care for their state, from birth through the age of 13.

Because of the way the benefit is capped and structured, our plan will bring relief to working and middle class families.

The deduction also applies to elder care, capped at a $5,000-dollar deduction per year.

Importantly, our policy also supports mothers who choose to stay at home, and honors and recognizes their incredible contributions

to their families and to our society. Families with a stay-at-home parent will be able to fully deduct the average cost of child care from their taxes.

For low-income individuals who have no net income tax liability, we will offer an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in the form of a childcare rebate. Working parents can get an expanded EITC benefit that equals up to half of their total payroll tax – a major relief for low-income parents. This translates to as much as an extra $1,200 dollars in EITC benefits for working families.

Next, our plan allows every parent in America to open up a Dependent Care Savings Account. Families can contribute up to $2,000 dollars a year to these accounts completely tax-free. Crucially, unlike the flexible spending accounts that exist today, these accounts will be available to all Americans – you won’t have to depend on your employer to provide them.

Immediate family and employers can also contribute to a dependent account, each of which is designated for a specific child, including an unborn child.

The money that is put into these accounts can also be spent not only on child care, but also child enrichment activities. Additionally, the funds in these accounts do not expire at the end of the year – they don’t revert to employers or to the Treasury. Instead, the funds rollover – so while only $2,000 dollars can be contributed each year, unspent sums can accumulate and create substantial savings.

These savings can then be used by parents to help give their kids school choice, and will thus contribute to the school choice reforms

I outlined last week.

The funds will remain in the account until the age of 18. Whatever still remains at that time can be used to help offset the costs of higher education.

For low-income individuals, the federal government will provide matching funds – if parents contribute $1,000 dollars, the federal government will provide a $500 dollars match. To help low-income families reach these targets and save money, we will put a box on federal income tax forms allowing these parents to have their Earned Income Tax Credit funds directly deposited into their Dependent Care Savings Accounts.

These Dependent Care Savings Accounts can also be set-up to provide care for elderly dependents.

Our plan also includes much needed regulatory reform to incentivize private sector solutions. The new funds offered by our plan will create a new market for innovative childcare solutions.

But to make sure these solutions are available, especially in low-income and rural communities, we must reduce regulations that favor large institutional care facilities. We will allow the states to make the decisions that are right for them.

In this era of the sharing economy, we want parents to be able to access lower-cost, competitive and innovative solutions at the click of a button – including services like nanny-sharing. Our plan would also cover care provided by relatives and grandparents.

Our plan includes incentives for more employers to offer on-site childcare as well. This can often be a good solution for many working parents, and can save them up to 30 minutes of commute time. Currently, only 7% of employers provide these services. Our plan will expand tax deductions for employers, allow companies to pool resources to provide shared childcare services, and remove needless requirements that have prevented employers from using the credit.

Finally, our plan offers a crucial safety net for working mothers whose employers do not provide paid maternity leave. This solution will receive strong bipartisan support, and will be completely self-financing. By recapturing fraud and improper payments in the unemployment insurance program, we can provide 6 weeks of paid-maternity leave to any mother with a newborn child whose employer does not provide the benefit. This maternity leave will be paid straight out of the unemployment insurance fund and, again, this safety net will be completely paid-for through savings within the program.

There are more reforms and solutions in our childcare plan, and you can review them all on the website.

On Thursday, I will outline my full economic plan, which is completely paid for through economic growth and proposed federal budget savings. Together, our tax, trade, regulatory, and energy policies will add trillions in new deficit-lowering growth.

These are the kinds of solutions I want to bring to the White House as your President. It’s time to free ourselves from the baskets that politicians try to put us in, and instead to work together – not as Republicans or Democrats – but as Americans, to achieve real, positive results for the American people.

While my opponent slanders you as deplorable and irredeemable, I call you, hard-working American Patriots who love your country, love

your families, and want a better future for all Americans.

It’s time to end the rule of special interests, and to begin the rule of the American people.

It's time to stop fighting over the smallest words, and to start dreaming about the great adventures that lie ahead.

It is time to Believe In America.

Together, We Will Make Our Country Strong Again.

We Will Make Our Country Prosperous Again.

And Will Make Our Country Great Again For Everyone.


​ FACT SHEET: DONALD J. TRUMP’S NEW CHILD CARE PLAN

Today Donald J. Trump Will Unveil An Innovative Plan To Bring Federal Policies In Line With The Needs Of Today’s Working Parents

NEW YORK, NY – Today Mr. Trump will proposes an innovative plan to bring federal tax policies in line with the needs of today's families. His plan is not for the wealthy, but rather provides the biggest benefit to working- and middle-class families. This plan is needed because child care expenses are one of the largest expenses in many families, complicating a family's decision on how to care for young children. The Trump reforms will allow a family to make the choice of whether a parent should work outside the home or not without bias from the tax code. Having employed and empowered thousands of women at every level throughout his entire career, Donald Trump understands the needs of the modern workforce.


Proposals Contained In Mr. Trump Child Care Plan


PROPOSAL:
 The Trump plan will rewrite the tax code to allow working parents to deduct from their income taxes child care expenses for up to four children and elderly dependents.

  • The deduction is available for taxpayers who take the standard deduction as well as itemize deductions, and will be capped at the average cost of care for the state of residence. Individuals earning more than $250,000 (or $500,000 if filing jointly) will not be eligible for the deduction. For a family earning $70,000 per year in the 12 percent tax bracket with $7,000 in child care expenses, the deduction would reduce taxes by $840 per year.
  • The plan will offer child care spending rebates to lower-income taxpayers through the existing Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This could mean almost $1,200 per year per eligible family.
  • Mr. Trump's plan will ensure stay-at-home parents will receive the same tax deduction as working parents, offering compensation for the job they're already doing, and allowing them to choose the child care scenario that's in their best interest.


PROPOSAL:
 The Trump plan would create new Dependent Care Savings Accounts (DCSAs) so that families can set aside extra money to foster their children's development and offset elder care for their parents or adult dependents. These new accounts are available to everyone, and allow both tax-deductible contributions and tax-free appreciation year-to-year-unlike current law Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), which are available only if it is offered by an employer and does not allow balances to accumulate.

  • When established for a minor, funds from a DCSA can be applied to traditional child care, after-school enrichment programs and school tuition-contributing to school choice. To help lower-income parents, the government will match half of the first $1,000 deposited per year.
  • When established for an elderly dependent, a DCSA can cover a variety of services, including in-home nursing and long-term care.


PROPOSAL:
 Mr. Trump's plan will provide regulatory reform to promote new family-based and community-based solutions, and also add incentives for employers to provide child care at the workplace. The ability to set aside funds will be particularly helpful to women, low-income workers and minorities, who are statistically more likely to reduce time working outside the home in order to provide unpaid care.


PROPOSAL:
 The Trump plan will guarantee six weeks of paid maternity leave by amending the existing unemployment insurance (UI) that companies are required to carry. The benefit would apply only when employers don't offer paid maternity leave, and would be paid for by offsetting reductions in the program so that taxes are not raised. This enhancement will triple the average paid leave received by new mothers.


Frequently Asked Questions About The Trump Child Care Plan


Q: How Will The Plan Be Paid For?

  • The child care plan is part of the comprehensive tax, trade, energy and regulation reform plan proposed by Donald Trump at the Detroit Economic Club. More details about his tax plan will be discussed later this week at the New York Economic Club. The child care plan itself can more than be offset by additional growth. About two-thirds of the entire Trump tax reform program will offset by the increases in economic activity that accompany pro-growth tax reform, better trade deals, regulatory and immigration reform, and unleashing American energy. The remaining one-third will be offset by minor changes in the current trajectory of spending for federal agency operations, excluding Defense, Veterans, Social Security and Medicare.


Q: Will The Benefits Already Provided For Child Care Expenses, Like The Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account And Child Tax Credit, Be Eliminated Under The Trump Plan?

  • No, the benefits provided by the Trump child care plan are in addition to the benefits available under current law. Current programs do not serve the large numbers of families that would benefit from the Trump plan, but if a family finds that it benefits more from existing programs, they would still be available. The only restriction would be that the same child care spending cannot be used for multiple benefits programs—no double-dipping.


Q: Will Same-Sex Couples Receive The Benefits?

  • The benefits would be available in the same way that the IRS currently recognizes same-sex couples: if the marriage is recognized under state law, then it is recognized under federal law.


Q: Will The Maternity Leave Policy Cause Employers To View Women As Less Desirable Employees Because Of Paid Leave?

  • No. The cost to an employer of hiring should not be affected by this fully-offset policy, so the employer should not view hiring women as adding to their costs of Unemployment Insurance. Further, employers in a competitive marketplace should not eliminate existing maternity care benefits to instead take advantage of the UI system. The UI benefit would only equal what would be paid to a laid-off employee, which is much less than a workers’ regular paycheck. This should prevent abuse while providing a safety net for the sake of the health of mother and child.



Donald J. Trump’s Plan Is More Complete Than Hillary Clinton’s Plan

Point One: Hillary Clinton does not have a plan to provide relief to most Americans faced with high child care costs. She claims she wants to cap a family’s child care expense at 10 percent of income, but provides no details. The Trump plan would provide relief to every working- and middle-income earner who has child care expenses. For example, the Trump plan would reduce taxes by $840 per year a family for earning $70,000 per year in the 12 percent tax bracket with $7,000 in child care expenses; Hillary Clinton’s plan would provide no relief to this family.

Point Two: Hillary Clinton prefers institutional child care that does not meet the needs of workers in rural areas or who have schedules that require working on a night shift or on call. The Trump plan would give states the flexibility to establish standards that fit the needs of state residents without compromising quality.

Point Three: Hillary Clinton would force businesses to pay for 12 weeks of fully-paid family leave at their expense. The Trump plan proposes 6 weeks of partial pay through the existing Unemployment Insurance system, fully paid for within the program.


REP. BLACK APPLAUDS DONALD J. TRUMP’S INNOVATIVE CHILD CARE PROPOSAL

“Child care is a growing part of the family budget, but middle class Americans are continuing to get squeezed in the Clinton-Obama economy. Donald Trump’s child care proposal will help provide relief and certainty in these challenging economic times by making targeted reforms to our tax code that are both pro-growth and pro-family. This is a far more serious and substantive plan than Hillary Clinton has put before the voters, which demonstrates Mr. Trump’s commitment to addressing the issues facing working families across this country.” - Rep. Diane Black (R-TN)

REP. HARTZLER APPLAUDS DONALD J. TRUMP’S INNOVATIVE CHILD CARE PROPOSAL

“Donald J. Trump unveiled a balanced, conservative plan that allows families to help offset the rising costs of child care. Not only does Mr. Trump’s plan help working parents, but it also gives benefits for parents who chose to stay-at-home with their children. Unlike one-size-fits-all plans proposed by Democrats, Mr. Trump’s innovative plan ensures parents have options that fit their needs when it comes for caring for their children.” - Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)

Rep. Lummis Applauds Donald J. Trump’s Innovative Child Care Proposal

“Mr. Trump’s plan is a serious and balanced approach that will make it easier for American families to afford quality child care. Rather than empowering Washington, Mr. Trump will focus on providing regulatory reform to promote new family-based and community-based solutions, and also add incentives for employers to provide child care at the workplace. This thoughtful proposal shows a Trump Administration will be a pro-family administration.” - Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)


Rep. Blackburn Applauds Donald J. Trump’s Innovative Child Care Proposal

“Donald J. Trump released a smart, conservative plan to bring federal policies in line with the needs of working families across the nation. His plan includes reforms to ensure women do not have to choose between work and family as well as ensuring that if a parent does decide to stay home to care for their children, they are not unduly penalized by the federal tax code. Mr. Trump’s forward-looking plan is yet another example that he is the only candidate in this race who has a plan to deal with the top issues facing Americans.” - Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)


Rep. Ellmers Applauds Donald J. Trump’s Innovative Child Care Proposal

“Donald Trump’s new child-care plan allows families to balance work and parenting while maintaining conservative principles. Mr. Trump’s plan also gives benefits for those who choose to stay home to take care of their children, meaning parents do not have to make the heart-wrenching choice between staying home to care for a child and putting food on the table. This innovative plan shows Mr. Trump cares for families, giving much-needed options and benefits for those with children.” - Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC)


Hillary for America

HFA Statement on New Trump Proposal


Hillary for America senior policy advisor Maya Harris issued the following statement on Donald Trump’s new proposal:


“After spending his entire career — and this entire campaign — demeaning women and dismissing the need to support working families, Donald Trump released a regressive and insufficient ‘maternity leave’ policy that is out-of-touch, half-baked and ignores the way Americans live and work today. Instead of asking those at the top to pay their fair share, he's robbing Peter to pay Paul by raiding unemployment insurance funds, and giving the most to the wealthy while providing far less relief to middle-class and working families.  The lack of seriousness of this proposal is no surprise given his history of disrespecting women in the workplace and the fact there’s no evidence he ever provided paid family leave or childcare to his own employees.  Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton — who has a lifelong record of fighting for women and families — has a comprehensive plan that will support 21st century families.”


POLICY ANALYSIS

TRUMP MATERNITY LEAVE CLAIM:

The Trump plan will guarantee six weeks of paid maternity leave by amending the existing unemployment insurance (UI) that companies are required to carry. The benefit would apply only when employers don’t offer paid maternity leave, and would be paid for by offsetting reductions in the program so that taxes are not raised.”

EXPLAINER:

  • Trump’s plan will undercut women in the workplace and depress their wages. Trump’s plan casts women as the sole child caretaker and actually encourages employers to discriminate against women. Studies have shown that providing paid leave to new mothers, but not to new fathers, negatively affects women’s return to the workplace, can discourage
    employers from hiring or promoting
    female employees, and can increase the gender pay-gap. By only providing leave to new mothers, Trump’s plan also undercuts working dads, including gay couples and single-fathers.


  • Trump’s plan is paid for on the backs of Americans most in need of support:
    those who have recently lost their job.
    By cutting unemployment insurance - rather than asking the wealthy to pay their fair share - he’s putting working families at risk.


  • Trump’s plan would provide no relief to many working families. Unlike comprehensive
    and effective paid family leave proposals
    , Trump’s plan does not guarantee workers a portion of their wages while on leave, rather workers would receive an undefined percentage of unemployment insurance. In Florida, for example, this means a mother would only receive, at most, $275 per week.


  • Trump’s numbers simply don’t add up to a real paid leave plan.  The absurdly low projected cost of his policy means it will not provide sufficient support for middle class families to actually afford taking time off to care for a child.


  • Hillary’s plan for paid family leave is actually responsive to the needs of working families in the 21st century. It would guarantee twice as many weeks of leave as Trump's plan; ensure hardworking Americans get at least two-thirds of their current wages; apply to fathers and those who need to care for an ill family member; and is funded by making the wealthy pay their fair share—not by robbing recently laid-off workers of the support their families need.


TRUMP CHILD CARE CLAIM:

The Trump plan will rewrite the tax code to allow working parents to deduct from their income taxes child care expenses for up to four children and elderly dependents...Individuals who have no tax liability...will claim an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit, equivalent to half of their payroll tax contribution.”

EXPLAINER:

  • Trump’s child care plan gives at least twice as big a tax benefit to the wealthy than
    the middle class.  
    After changing his child care proposal numerous times, Trump's latest child care deduction remains highly regressive - Trump’s plan give around 43 cents on the dollar to 470,000 families with children in the top income tax bracket, and less than half as much to tens of millions of working families in the middle class. That’s because taxpayers in the top income tax bracket can deduct at their income tax rate of 39.6% plus around 4% for half of their payroll taxes.  


  • Trump’s child care plan gives 12 million hard-working families just 4 cents on
    the dollar.
    For the 12 million families with children who do not have federal income tax liability, Trump’s plan would give just a few cents on the dollar - half of their payroll tax obligations, or around 4 cents on the dollar. That’s almost 10 times less than the highest-earning families eligible for the plan.


  • Trump’s plan could give thousands more to wealthy than working families. For example, in states like New York and Massachusetts where the average cost of childcare can be around $15,000, a family in the top bracket could get a $6,000-$7,000 tax cut by deducting at the top bracket rate of 39.6% (and potentially plus around 4% for half of their payroll tax obligations), compared to just around $200 for a family spending $5,000 a year on child care, and relying on Trump’s proposal to get a roughly 4% credit.


  • Trump’s new child care proposal might offer families less than currently
    available tax credits.
    In fact, the more than 30 million middle-class families with children in the 15% bracket or lower might get less under Trump’s plan than under the current-law Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, which offers a 20% tax credit against up to $6,000 in child care expenses, because under Trump’s plan, they might only be able to deduct up to 15%.


  • Trump’s plan could actually bring down the quality of childcare for working families. By making child care less expensive for wealthy families, while doing close to nothing for millions of middle class Americans, Trump’s plan could actually increase economic segregation in the child care setting. Decades of early learning research shows the negative impact of such segregation on children.



TRUMP SAVINGS ACCOUNT CLAIM:

The Trump plan would create new Dependent Care Savings Accounts (DCSAs) so that families can set aside extra money to foster their children’s development and offset elder care for their parents or adult dependents.  These new accounts are available to everyone, and allow both tax-deductible contributions and tax-free appreciation year-to-year.”   

EXPLAINER:

  • Trump’s plan creates a new, regressive tax break for expensive private schools and nannies.  Trump’s new savings account creates a regressive new tax break for nannies, private school and other spending for the most fortunate.

  • Trump’s plan offers more to high-earning families than the middle-class. The
    highest-earning families, like millionaires in the top bracket, could deduct 40 cents on the dollar for spending on private schools, nannies and other expenses they don’t need a tax break for.


  • Trump’s plan gives much more to high-income families than lower income families. For example, a high-income family putting $2,000 into a savings account would get almost a $800 tax break. A middle-class family who put in $2,000 might only get $300 if they were in the 15% tax bracket. And even lower-income families eligible for a match would get less than the highest earning families.


  • Hillary’s plans will provide caregivers with real relief: Hillary will actually provide tax relief to families that need it most. She will offer a 20 percent tax credit to help family members offset up to $6,000 in caregiving costs for their elderly family members, allowing caregivers to claim up to $1,200 in tax relief each year.


BACKGROUND ON TRUMP’S DISMAL RECORD ON SUPPORTING FAMILIES


No Evidence Trump Provides Paid Family Leave to Employees


The Trump Presidential Campaign And The Trump Organization Did Not Respond To Questions About What Their Family Leave Policy Was. "The Daily Beast reached out to the Trump presidential campaign, the Trump Organization, and Ivanka Trump, to ask about the family leave policy at the Trump Organization. A representative from Ivanka Trump’s brand replied quickly to say that employees of the former model’s small fashion and lifestyle shop were provided with eight weeks of paid leave… ‘In addition, since we have flexible working hours with a focus on results rather than face time, we are supportive of all working moms who some days may need or choose to work from home,’ she said. ‘My colleague Melissa, cc’d, can advise on Trump Org.’ After three follow-up emails, Melissa from the Trump Organization wrote back: ‘We will have no further comment.’" [Daily Beast, 8/15/16]


Only One Former Trump Employee Of Nine Willing To Speak Recalled Any Family Leave Offered At The Company And It Was Unpaid. “As an alternative to the tight-lipped corporate communications department, The Daily Beast reached out to over 100 former employees to ask about the company’s family-leave policy…Of the nine ex-employees who were willing to speak, only one was able to recall any maternity leave—in this instance, it was apparently unpaid leave—being offered at the company, although none of them could say conclusively that no such leave was offered." [Daily Beast, 8/15/16]


Trump Lied About Providing Childcare to Employees


Donald Trump Said He Provides Child Care For His Employees And It Was Very Inexpensive To Do So — “I Do It All Over, And I Get Great People Because Of It.” “Donald Trump doesn't understand why so few companies provide affordable, in-house child care for their employees like he does at some of his companies. ‘It's not expensive for a company to do it,’ Trump said during a town hall at a community college in this small town on Thursday afternoon. ‘You need one person or two people, and you need some blocks and you need some swings and some toys. You know, surely, it's not expensive. It's not an expensive thing. I do it all over, and I get great people because of it... It's something that can be done, I think, very easily by a company.’” [Washington Post, 11/19/15]


“Trump Kids” And “Trumpeteers” Were Programs For Guests Of Trump’s Hotels And A Golf Club, Not His Employees. "But the two programs Trump cited — ‘Trump Kids’ and ‘Trumpeteers’ — are programs catering to patrons of Trump's hotels and golf club. They are not for Trump's employees, according to staff at Trump's hotels and clubs across the country." [Associated Press, 8/11/16]



Some of Trump’s Statements On Working Women, Mothers, And Caregivers


Trump Said He Probably Would Not Have Had A Baby If His Wife Had Expected Him To Change Diapers. “’Do you actually change diapers?’ host Anthony Cumia asked Donald Trump on the Opie and Anthony show in November of 2005. The then-59-year-old businessman, whose wife Melania was pregnant with his fifth child and her first, responded bluntly: ‘No, I don’t do that.’… ‘If I had a different type of wife,’ Trump said laughing, ‘I probably wouldn’t have a baby, ya know, cause that’s not my thing. I’m really like a great father but certain things you do and certain things you don’t. It’s just not for me.’” [BuzzFeed, 4/24/16]; Opie And Anthony Show, 11/06]

  • Trump: “There’s A Lot Of Women Out There That Demand That The Husband Act Like The Wife.” "‘There’s a lot of women out there that demand that the husband act like the wife and you know there’s a lot of husbands that listen to that,’ Trump
    added.”
    [BuzzFeed,4/24/16]; Opie And Anthony Show, 11/06]



Trump: “I Like Kids. I Mean, I Won’t Do Anything To Take Care Of Them. I’ll Supply Funds And She’ll Take Care Of The Kids.” “‘Cause I like kids,’ said Trump. ‘I mean, I won’t do anything to take care of them. I’ll supply funds and she’ll take care of the kids. It’s not like I’m gonna be walking the kids down Central Park.’” [Buzzfeed, 2/24/16; Howard Stern Show, 4/05]


Trump On How Employers Could View Working Mothers: “She’s Not Giving 100 Percent, She’s Giving Me 84 Percent, And 16 Percent Is Going Towards Taking Care Of Children. So Maybe You Can Also Understand The Employer’s Point Of View.” BRZEZINKI: “So are we at the point where women employees who are mothers aren’t as valuable, because we have kids and we balance other things? Or does having children actually increase our value?” TRUMP: “I think the most important thing is the children, and frankly [caring for them means taking] time away, and an employer could say she’s not giving one hundred percent, she’s giving me eighty-four percent, and sixteen percent is going towards taking care of children. So maybe you can also understand the employer’s point of view.” [Mika Brzezinski, Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, And Getting What You’re Worth, p. 161, 2011;
Huffington Post,
5/25/16]


Trump: Pregnancy Was “Certainly An Inconvenience For A Business.” “In an October 2004 interview with NBC's Dateline, Trump said pregnancy is ‘a wonderful thing for the woman, it's a wonderful thing for the husband, it's certainly an inconvenience for a business. And whether people want to say that or not, the fact is it is an inconvenience for a person that is running a business.’” [NBC News, 5/26/16]


2011: Trump Called A Lawyer Who Requested A Break From A Deposition To Pump Breast Milk “Disgusting,” Before Ending His Testimony And Leaving The Room. “Republican
presidential candidate Donald Trump once called a lawyer who requested a break from a 2011 deposition to pump breast milk ‘disgusting’ before ending his testimony and leaving the room. ‘He got up, his face got red, he shook his finger at me and he screamed, 'You're disgusting, you're disgusting,' and he ran out of there,’ Beck told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on Wednesday morning, calling it ‘an absolute meltdown.’” [CNN,
7/29/15]


December 2015: Donald Trump Dismissed A Question About Child Care: “It’s A Big Subject, Darling… She Wants To Know My Thoughts On Child Care. Come On, We’ll Talk For About 10 Hours.” “When Trump was asked about child care late last year by a member of the women’s policy organization Make It Work, he mocked the questioner: ‘It’s a big subject, darling,’ he said. ‘She wants to know my thoughts on child care. Come on, we’ll talk for about 10 hours.’" [Vox, 7/21/16; Press Availability, Council Bluffs IA, 12/16/15]


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For Immediate Release, September 13, 2016