Calling it ridiculous to change clocks in the spring and autumn, President Donald Trump is again pushing the U.S. Senate to pass a bill making daylight saving time permanent.
Trump said Saturday night on X: “The Senate must vote on the NO MORE CHANGING THE CLOCKS ACT as soon as possible.
“More sun later in the day is better (including for fighting crime!), but, even more importantly, NO MORE RIDICULOUSLY CHANGING CLOCKS AND WATCHES TWICE YEARLY, with all of the disruption and chaos it causes. FINALLY, GET IT DONE!!!”
Last month, the House of Representatives approved the Sunshine Protection Act 308-117 making daylight saving time permanent everywhere in America.
Not all Republican senators are on board with Trump on this issue.
Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, the No. 3 ranking member of Senate GOP leadership, told host Alex Marlow on “The Hugh Hewitt Show”: “I understand that all Americans hate changing the clock. I hate changing the clock. But I think you have to think through the second-order implications … of what permanent daylight savings time would mean.”
“It may sound great in the summer months, and it may sound great if you live in Florida and you like to play golf, but if you live in Bentonville, Arkansas, the sun wouldn’t come up in the depths of winter until well after 8 o’clock, maybe even 8:30.”
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