With daughter Ivanka at his side, Donald Trump on Tuesday night called for a new national family leave policy that would provide six weeks of paid leave for new moms and tax breaks for child and elderly care.

Trump’s proposed changes would alter unemployment insurance already offered by employers to accommodate maternity leave — and guarantee that a mother on leave after having a child would get a paycheck for six weeks.

Employers currently are not required to pay workers on maternity leave, although some do offer that perk.

Trump’s announcement marks a massive shift against what had been Republican orthodoxy. For instance, GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill refused even to applaud when President Obama demanded “a bill” on paid maternity leave in his 2015 State of the Union Address.

Many evangelical Republicans might also balk at the fact the perk would be available to same-sex couples, according to Trump’s website, which says, “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.”

The plan immediately drew praise from Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.), who said in a statement released by the Trump campaign, “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.”

Tuesday night at his speech in Aston, Pa., Trump brought up to the stage several congresswomen — Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Renee Ellmers (R-NC) and Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) — to help sell his new policies to American voters.

Trump also announced that his plan would 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 tax benefit would be available only to families earning less than $500,000 and individuals learning less than $250,000.

The Trump campaign estimated that individual taxpayers could save as much as $1,200 per year.

Trump also suggested Dependent Care Savings Accounts for tax-free and tax-deductible contributions that would accumulate over the years.

Current flex spending accounts for children do not allow balances to roll over to the next year.

Trump credited his daughter for pushing him to create a stronger family leave policy.

“I want to applaud my daughter, Ivanka, for her work and leadership on this issue. She has been working so very hard,” Trump said in his speech.

Ivanka stood directly behind Trump for his nearly 20-minute policy speech, applauding and encouraging her father.