Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called up to the stage the congresswomen who helped to work on his child care policy proposal during his Tuesday night speech.
{mosads}Trump began by recognizing Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), a mother of three.
She’s “been such a leader and worked so hard with us, so Cathy we want to thank you very much,” Trump said.
“Also, we’re joined tonight by some amazing members of Congress in our audience,” Trump continued, before calling the congresswomen up to the stage.
The congresswoman singled out included Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.), Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) and Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.).
Blackburn began by thanking Trump, saying that “focusing on the issues that affect working women is something that is vitally important to each of us standing on this stage.”
“We come from a variety of backgrounds. We have a nurse. We have farmers … We have teachers. We have small business owners and entrepreneurs,” she said.
“That’s that skill set that we bring to Congress and the experience that we draw from. And we know that each of you are much like us. Those are the experiences that you have.”
Blackburn said she knows there are issues when it comes to child-care and dealing with the workplace.
“And just as Ivanka said, so perfectly, this is a family issue. We know men always want more money. What do women want? More time,” Blackburn said to applause, referring to Ivanka Trump’s remarks introducing her father’s speech.
“And we are thrilled to finally have a president of the United States who is going to put the focus on working with women to make certain that you can achieve your American dream.”