Many Americans rejoiced on Tuesday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide and end the biannual chore of changing the clocks to "spring forward" and "fall back." It now heads to the Senate, where its future looks dim.
After the lopsided 308-117 vote, Republican Rep. Gus Bilirakis of Florida dismissed America's "twice-yearly clock change" as "a relic of the past that no longer reflects the way Americans live, work and conduct business in the 21st century."
Or, as one of the Sunshine Protection Act's most prominent supporters, President Trump, wrote on social media in May, "this is an easy one!"
It means "a longer, brighter Day," Trump enthused. "And who can be against that?"
The answer, it turns out, may be enough senators to prevent the bill from becoming law.
After the lopsided 308-117 vote, Republican Rep. Gus Bilirakis of Florida dismissed America's "twice-yearly clock change" as "a relic of the past that no longer reflects the way Americans live, work and conduct business in the 21st century."
Or, as one of the Sunshine Protection Act's most prominent supporters, President Trump, wrote on social media in May, "this is an easy one!"
It means "a longer, brighter Day," Trump enthused. "And who can be against that?"
The answer, it turns out, may be enough senators to prevent the bill from becoming law.
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