Before the Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act last year, I was resigned to my fate. Now the biannual clock change comes with false hope.
… after senators used a legislative maneuver last year to pass their bill with no debate or committee review — shocking many of their colleagues and the White House — wary congressional staff say they’re on alert to block such an effort this year.
This year, the Sunshine Protection Act won’t dodge regular procedure, and the bill’s prospects of even making it out of committee seem dim. Per thewhose representatives control the two committees that oversee daylight saving time The fundamental problem is that while none of us like changing the clocks twice a year, we can’t agree on how to stop. A 2022 Monmouth Universityfound 61 percent of respondents want to stop switching, while only 35 percent want to keep things the way they are. But those who want to end the madness are divided: 44 percent said they want permanent daylight saving time and 13 percent want permanent standard time.
last year, or who mistakenly believe Congress ended the time change and are set to wake up tired and frustrated next week, to lean“This ritual of changing time twice a year is stupid,” Rubio said in a statement. “This Congress, I hope that we can finally get this done.”
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