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Technology productivity and a 32-hour workweek

Period or event: 2024-03-14 · Reviewed September 12, 2026 · Record policy-workweek-hearing-2024

Sanders chaired a HELP Committee hearing on a shorter workweek and argued that workers should share in technology-driven productivity gains, including those from AI and robotics.

What the source records

Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Hearing date: March 14, 2024
Sources retained: Prepared remarks and official hearing transcript

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Prepared remarks are distinct from a verbatim account; an official hearing transcript is also linked.
A hearing does not establish enactment, and predicted productivity effects are not findings of this database.

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Sanders opening statement at HELP workweek hearing

U.S. Senate / Senator Bernie Sanders office · official prepared remarks · Document date 2024-03-14 · Checked 2026-09-12

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HELP Committee hearing transcript: Workers Should Benefit from New Technology

U.S. Government Publishing Office · official hearing transcript · Document date 2024-03-14 · Checked 2026-09-12

March 14, 2024 hearing; Sanders opening statement

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