DEMOCRAT CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS ARE PROPOSING A 32 HOUR WORK WEEK WHEN CONGRESS ISN'T IN SESSION. UNDER THE PROPOSAL, CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS WOULD STILL WORK LONG HOURS WHEN THEIR BOSS IS AROUND. BUT WHEN CONGRESS IS IN SESSION, DISTRICT OFFICE STAFFERS WOULD BE ENTITLED TO AN ABBREVIATED, 20-PERCENT-LIGHTER SCHEDULE, AND WHEN IT IS NOT, D.C.-BASED STAFF WOULD HAVE A LIGHTER WEEK. WE DO NOT WANT A 32-HOUR WORKWEEK TO JUST BE ANOTHER SPECIAL BENEFIT FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF. WE HOPE THAT BY ADOPTING THIS POLICY, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CAN HELP TO ADVANCE THE DISCUSSION AROUND A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORKWEEK AS A NATIONAL PRIORITY AND MODEL HOW IT CAN WORK FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EMPLOYERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD. THEY WANT TO MAKE AS MUCH AS THEY CAN DOING AS LITTLE AS THEY CAN.
