President Trump on Wednesday is set to sign key bipartisan packages to aid women and fight human trafficking, legislation that first daughter Ivanka Trump played a major role in getting to his desk.
Officials said that the president will sign the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, both championed by Ivanka.
The signings, said officials, put her efforts to build coalitions to support the legislation in the spotlight and add another bipartisan win to her record following the president’s signing of criminal justice reform which her husband, Jared Kushner, also had a big role in.
Our Admin is combating human trafficking in the U.S. and around the globe.
Today @POTUS will sign the last of 4 major bipartisan pieces of legislation passed into law in recent weeks to punish perpetrators, protect victims and prevent these horrific crimes. #EndTrafficking pic.twitter.com/hnVb5qFmAN
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) January 9, 2019
Both have been key players for the president in building bipartisan coalitions, mostly out of the public eye, for some of his biggest legislative victories. They have also been the president’s surrogates on the international stage where, for example, Ivanka Trump attended the inauguration of the new Mexican president.
Ivanka Trump, who has been central to the administration’s pro-jobs agenda, played a pivotal role in building support for the WEEE Act, in international program to help women and women-owned businesses.
She celebrated the act at a party at Washington’s Metropolitan Club, hosted by deputy national security adviser Dina Powell, where several Democrats joined in the applause.
Looking forward to this New Year and the launch of this amazing initiative for women. Thanks to @IvankaTrump, @WHNSC and @StateDept for their leadership on this effort. https://t.co/Utx29V1QNc
— Jessica Ditto (@JessicaDitto45) January 1, 2019
The signing also paves the way for Ivanka Trump to open a broader international agenda for women this year.
She did the same to push for anti-human trafficking on Capitol Hill, and the legislation the president is signing is the fourth in a series of similar bills.
