President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the idea of a “baby bonus” as a means to jump-start birth rates in the United States “sounds like a good idea to me.”
Trump’s answer to a question posed in the Oval Office came amid a New York Times report Monday that said the White House has been brainstorming ideas to reverse the country’s declining birth rate.
One called for a $5,000 “baby bonus,” which Trump responded to. Another proposal would see 30% of Fulbright scholarships reserved for applicants who are married or have children. Yet another would fund programs to educate women about menstrual cycles, the Times reported.
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