A push to make Daylight Saving Time permanent has cleared a key House committee. The House Rules Committee passed the rule in a 6-4 vote.
“Americans are overwhelmingly supportive of this policy and want to end the practice of ‘springing forward’ and ‘falling back.’ Locking the clock all year long would have positive impacts on sleep schedules, energy conservation, motor vehicle safety, and our economy,” Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Committee Brett Guthrie (R-KY) said in an opening statement. He added, “In practice, this change would mean more time for people to exercise outside, visit family, attend concerts and sporting events, attract customers to their retail businesses, and more. It also means more sunlight at the end of the day so Americans can return safely from work and children can return safely from school.
“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 earlier this year following the bill’s backing by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. “It will also be a very nice WIN for the Republican Party. Take it! 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!”
Trump noted at the time 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!”
