Senate skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent, despite Trump’s pressure
President Trump has been one of the most vocal advocates in Washington of making daylight saving time permanent. Senators are skeptical such a change will come to fruition.
President Trump has been one of the most vocal advocates in Washington of making daylight saving time permanent. Senators are skeptical such a change will come to fruition.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is unlikely to act before the end of the year on a House-passed bill that would make daylight saving time permanent, defying President Donald Trump and dashing the hopes of Americans who don’t like having to change their clocks twice a year.
As daylight saving time ends early Sunday and much of the country turns the clocks back an hour, several senators are holding up legislation that would eliminate the longtime U.S. practice. Supporters argue that ending the time change would provide more daylight during the afternoon, when Americans are most active, but opponents say commuters in some states wouldn’t see the sun until after 9 a.m.
“No one likes changing the clock, me included, but Congress has enacted permanent Daylight Savings Time multiple times before and repealed it each time once Americans experienced absurdly late sunrises in the winter,” said Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.
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