Karl Rove is an American Republican political strategist who served as senior adviser and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush. He is a political commentator and author.
Case
Should Congress adopt Bernie Sanders’s 32-hour-workweek bill? H.R. 10323 would change federal overtime rules for covered nonexempt workers. Sanders and Takano support it; David McIntosh predicts harm.
Role at the time: Republican political strategist and former White House deputy chief of staff, speaking as an interview guest
Responding to
Congress should enact H.R. 10323, the proposed Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act.
“I mean, this is idiocy.”
Rove directly rejects the proposal and argues against its economic effects. His criticism is substantive opposition, not merely a dispute over its description.
Statement dates: September 9, 2026
Statement dates: September 9, 2026
