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- Melinda French Gates is meeting with Biden officials and lawmakers on Capitol Hill, advisors told Axios.
- She would meet lawmakers this week to discuss issues such as paid leave, the advisors said.
- French Gates visited the White House on Monday to meet Chief of Staff Ron Klain, Axios reported.
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Melinda French Gates is set to meet with Biden administration officials and lawmakers this week to discuss issues such as paid leave, Axios reported Tuesday.
The billionaire and philanthropist is expected to go to Capitol Hill to meet with senators on Tuesday, including Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, French Gates' home state, Axios reported, citing unnamed advisors.
French Gates, who announced her divorce from Bill Gates in May, visited the White House on Monday to meet Chief of Staff Ron Klain, Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, and other senior administration officials, Axios reported.
French Gates has an investment firm called Pivotal Ventures, which aims to advance social progress in the US.
The company, which French Gates founded in 2015, advocates for policies that are part of President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan, including paid leave and childcare.
Paid leave allows workers to take time off without missing a paycheck. French Gates has spoken about the importance of Congress expanding paid family medical leave in the US, especially as the economy recovers from the pandemic.
Biden's American Families Plan would offer more affordable childcare, and childcare workers would get a pay hike - the White House estimates it could benefit 5 million children in the US.
French Gates' representatives didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.