Daylight Saving Time — Let’s Make it Permanent?

A couple of weeks ago the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the Sunshine Protection Act by a 48-1 vote. If it passes the House, and if it manages to work its way through the Senate, President Trump will likely sign it into law.

And there’s a good chance all of that will happen. Both the House and Senate have made this a bipartisan effort. The House has 32 cosponsors and in the Senate there are 18.

President Trump is behind the effort.

“It’s time that people can stop worrying about the ‘Clock,’ not to mention all of the work and money that is spent on this ridiculous, twice yearly production,” Trump wrote on TruthSocial. “This is so important in that Hundreds of Millions of Dollars are spent every year by people, Cities, and States, being forced to change their Clocks. Many of these Clocks are located in Towers, and the cost of renting, or using, Heavy Equipment to do this twice a year is prohibitive!”

If this passes, and it’s likely to pass, next time the clocks move forward will be the last time they move forward.

Critics say permanent daylight saving time hours go against the natural sleep cycle of the body. That doesn’t matter to proponents — including the president.

“I am going to work very hard to see The Sunshine Protection Act signed into Law,” Trump wrote Thursday. “We are going with the far more popular alternative, Saving Daylight, which gives you a longer, brighter Day — And who can be against that — This is an easy one!”

Source link: New York Post — https://bit.ly/49Sz1jV