Trump Pushes for Permanent Daylight Saving Time

President Donald Trump has called on Congress to approve the Sunshine Protection Act, suggesting it could lower murder and robbery rates.

Since World War One, the U.S. has adjusted clocks forward during warmer months to extend evening daylight, known as Daylight Saving Time (DST). Clocks revert by an hour in autumn as most of the nation returns to standard time.

The act passed the House in mid-July, with 308 votes for and 117 against. Now, the Senate is considering it, and Trump is eager to sign it into law if it passes.

“For many years, the vast majority of Americans have asked to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, but no administration has been able to get it properly done, until now,” Trump stated on Truth Social. “I am proud to announce that the House of Representatives has passed the bill, and it has now gone to the Senate for final approval.”

He added, “Leading medical, crime, and economic studies have shown that ceasing the biannual time change, giving us one extra hour of natural sunlight in the evenings, will help decrease robbery and murder rates, reduce car accidents (especially those involving pedestrians), lower risk for cardiac issues, stroke, and seasonal depression, make it safer for children to walk home from school, increase time with your family, strongly support extracurricular activities, be a big boost to sports, fitness, tourism, retail, and the restaurant industries, and save money on energy bills because everyone will be enjoying an extra hour of daylight.”

He emphasized, “In other words, leave it as it is now, and never change again. This is an issue that Republicans, Democrats, and Independents can unite behind. I am asking Republican senators to pass the Sunshine Protection Act, ASAP.”

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