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Rhiannon12866

(252,446 posts) Fri Mar 3, 2023, 06:07 PM Mar 2023

Permanent daylight saving bill gets bipartisan push in Congress - MSNBC Reports [View all]

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has renewed the bipartisan push to make daylight saving time permanent across the country. NBC’s Julie Tsirkin reports some experts say this could lead to less seasonal depression, more productivity and less crime in the evening hours. - Aired on 03/03/2023.

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Permanent daylight saving bill gets bipartisan push in Congress - MSNBC Reports [View all] Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 OP

Hurray!!!!!!! And FoxNewsSucks Mar 2023 #1

Rubio's co-sponsor on the Sunshine Protection Act was Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #3

Whitehouse is great, FoxNewsSucks Mar 2023 #6

Granted, but he was wise enough to rise above that to get it done, it's that important Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #8

I hope it passes. Meadowoak Mar 2023 #2

Coming soon ! Sun, Mar 12, 2023 2:00 AM - elleng Mar 2023 #4

Ugh. LisaM Mar 2023 #5

I have lots of relatives & friends Cha Mar 2023 #10

I did know that. Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #13

Good, if that passes then it's more likely the EU will finally follow suit. OnDoutside Mar 2023 #7

You got my bipartisan support. MagaSmash Mar 2023 #9

Here's what we're facing if it doesn't pass central scrutinizer Mar 2023 #11

Long overdue! SheltieLover Mar 2023 #12

Honestly, I think it should be the other way around, permanent standard time tornado34jh Mar 2023 #14

I'm all for having it remain light as long as possible Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #16

Florida is further west in longitude than many other states in the ET zone tornado34jh Mar 2023 #17

Yikes! Like I said, it's unnecessarily confusing! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #18

Really only Maine would have a good argument to stay in permanent DST tornado34jh Mar 2023 #23

Nice thing about being retired is it doesn't matter. friend of a friend Mar 2023 #15

It failed once before about 50 years ago. Maybe this time will be different. Hassler Mar 2023 #19

This time it did have bipartisan support - sponsored by Sens. Whitehouse and Rubio Rhiannon12866 Mar 2023 #20

Why not just start everything an hour earlier and stop messing with the clock. republianmushroom Mar 2023 #21

I think the solution is simple tornado34jh Mar 2023 #22