Trump Touts ‘Pro-Worker’ Agenda, Backs Paid Leave Bill (1)

President Donald Trump hailed his administration’s “pro-worker” agenda and for the first time called on Congress to pass specific legislation to create a national paid family leave program in his latest State of the Union address.

“In just three short years, we have shattered the mentality of American decline, and we have rejected the downsizing of America’s destiny,” Trump said in remarks to Congress Feb. 4. He said the administration has helped reduce unemployment in part by slashing “job killing regulations.”

The president also called on lawmakers to pass the Advancing Support for Working Families Act (S. 2976), ...