First daughter and senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump said she is confident that despite the political infighting in Washington that Congress will reach a consensus on passing a law allowing families to take paid leave at the birth or adoption of a child.

“Because I’m an optimist,” said Trump at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C., when asked why the policy would gain support. “That’s the only way you get things done.”

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