By Evaristo Lara
President Donald Trump is convinced that adopting daylight saving time permanently would mean millions of dollars in savings and a better quality of life for Americans.
For this reason, he supported the so-called Sunlight Protection Law, initiative presented by Republicans Rick Scott, senator from Florida, and Vern Buchanan, member of the House of Representatives for the 16th congressional district of the “Sunshine State.”
This initiative was included in a broader transportation financing package called the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act.
Through a statement, Vern Buchanan referred to the advantages that establishing a definitive schedule in most of the United States would offer.
“Floridians and Americans across the country are tired of the biannual daylight saving time, and the evidence clearly shows that permanent daylight saving time can improve public health, reduce traffic accidents, decrease crime, and encourage outdoor activities. Ending daylight saving time is a common-sense reform that will improve the daily lives of millions of Americans,” he wrote.
Coming up for a vote before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, The project that advocates leaving the schedule used from March 8 to November 1 fixed received 48 votes for desire and only one against.
Through a message shared on the Fact Social platform, the nation’s president mentioned the waste of money incurred by modifying the schedule twice a year in the United States, which would disappear with the Sunlight Protection Law.
“This is very important because hundreds of millions of dollars are spent each year by people, cities and states who are forced to change the time. Many of these clocks are located on towers, and the cost of renting or using heavy machinery to do so twice a year is prohibitive!
It’s about time people stopped worrying about the ‘Clock’, not to mention all the work and money that goes into this ridiculous twice-a-year production.”, he noted.
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