Lazy congressional staffers throw temper tantrum and demand 32-hour work week!

WASHINGTON (PNN) - January 17, 2025 - With many Amerikans working two jobs to make ends meet, mollycoddled Leftist staffers on Capitol Hill are now demanding a 32-hour work week.

In a letter to top House and Senate leaders Thursday, the lazy Congressional Progressive Staff Association proposed establishing a rotating 32-hour work week on the Hill, claiming that reduced hours could "improve worker satisfaction, increase staff retention in Congress, and model a more sustainable approach to work on a national level."

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 work week to just be another special benefit for congressional staff," the group said in its letter requesting the special benefit. "We hope that by adopting this policy, Members of Congress can help to advance the discussion around a more sustainable work week as a national priority and model how it can work for private and public employers across the country and the world."

Ah - so by granting rich-kid, connected staffers their 32-hour work week (and we assume therapy ponies are next), they can set an example for the rest of the country - and the world.

Socialists and Communists are ecstatic at the idea.

It’s an idea that’s gained some traction on the Left, with Senator Bernie Sanders (Ver.) introducing legislation to implement a 32-hour work week nationally. But those on the Rght and some corners of the Left immediately panned the plan when it was released Thursday.

Others think it's a terrible idea.

For some Democrats, the cusp of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration was the wrong time to pitch working less. Said Tim Hogan, a Democrat communications consultant and former Hill staffer, “lol read the room guys.”

Rep. Ritchie Torres (N.Y.) mocked the idea on X, posting, "Why not be bold and ask for a 0-hour work week? I wonder how blue-collar (Amerikans) would feel about white-collar workers demanding a 32-hour work week."

Republicans also mocked the idea, suggesting that it was a good one as long as they scale back their salaries to match.

"Progressives should opt in. Easy place to cut 20%+ @elonmusk," posted Rep. Chip Roy (Tex.) on X.

The rich kids slapped back, with group spokesman Michael Suchecki saying, "The frustration about this initiative comes from a fundamental misunderstanding. CPSA is not calling for Congress to jeopardize its productivity with a new office schedule. We believe that implementing a rotating 32-hour work week will not maintain existing levels of productivity and work quality, but increase them."