Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten GillibrandSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Suburban moms are going to decide the 2020 election Jon Stewart urges Congress to help veterans exposed to burn pits MORE (D-N.Y.) said she would welcome the opportunity to sit down with President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE regarding legislation providing paid family leave.

"I will sit down with any Republican who wants to talk about a paid leave plan including President Trump," Gillibrand said at a press conference, according to the Washington Examiner. "That’s an invitation."

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Gillibrand entered her name as a 2020 presidential candidate late last month and is pushing the Family and Medical Leave Act that would increase the amount of paid time off an employer must provide when parents have a new child and expand circumstances beyond newborn children when employees could claim paid time off.

"It's a major cause of the wage gap for women, who still take on the lion's share of responsibility," Gillibrand said.



During the press conference, Gillibrand reportedly took a shot at Trump, saying he has mentioned paid family leave before but "doesn't actually try to pass a real paid leave bill."

Gillibrand added that she and the bill’s co-sponsor Rep. Rosa DeLauro Rosa Luisa DeLauroOvernight Health Care: CDC pulls revised guidance on coronavirus | Government watchdog finds supply shortages are harming US response | As virus pummels US, Europe sees its own spike Trump HHS official faces firestorm after attacks on scientists Ahead of a coronavirus vaccine, Mexico's drug pricing to have far-reaching impacts on Americans MORE (D-Conn.) met with Ivanka Trump Ivana (Ivanka) Marie TrumpSpecial counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report Trump, Biden vie for Minnesota Trump luxury properties have charged US government .1M since inauguration: report MORE to discuss the issue.

Ivanka Trump, who serves as an advisor to her father President Trump, is reportedly set to meet with Republican lawmakers this week as they plan to introduce legislation of their own.

Currently, primary caregivers are guaranteed 12 weeks time off from employers to care for a new child, but the leave does not have to be paid.

Gillibrand’s bill would require employees to receive 66 percent of their regular earnings up to $4,000 a month when taking extended leave.