Trump Presses Senate to End Clock Changes

Trump's full post: "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!!!"

The loudest Republican objection comes from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), the No. 3 member of Senate GOP leadership, who laid out his case 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," Cotton said.

"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," he added.

Cotton also pointed to history: Congress made daylight saving time permanent in December 1973, then repealed the law in the fall of 1974 after eight children in Florida were involved in predawn car accidents, as Time magazine reported in 2022.

Republican and Democratic senators alike have voted against permanent daylight saving time before, according to RSBN. Supporters say later sunsets give families and businesses more usable daylight; opponents keep coming back to dark winter mornings for commuters and kids walking to school.