Bernie Sanders
Role at the time: U.S. senator and proposal sponsor
Defended or excused
Response to this claim
Congress should enact H.R. 10323, the proposed Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act.
“One important way to do that is through a 32-hour workweek with no loss in pay or benefits.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Sanders and Takano announce a 32-hour-workweek proposal · Bernie SandersLines 78–93
Official sponsor announcement of the proposal and Sanders’s policy rationale.
Why we used this label
Sanders explicitly advocates the policy and gives a rationale for adopting it.