President-elect Donald Trump proposed Congress end the practice of daylight saving time. He said adjusting clocks twice a year is inconvenient and costly.
“The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate daylight saving time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t,” Trump posted to Truth Social.
The point of turning the clocks forward in March is to maximize the amount of sunlight that is available in the summer months. Some experts believe that more people go out, circulate and spend money after work when there is more evening light. Critics said the shifting of the clock decreases economic efficiency.
Longer days, as they are often called, are supposed to lead to less expensive electric bills. Opponents argued that the actual savings is not conclusive.
Some health experts believe that standard time is better for the body because it allows Americans to get more sleep and has a positive effect on their circadian rhythm. They argue that the time-shifting for DST disrupts the circadian rhythm. Standard time advocates also contend that more sunlight in the morning is better for mental health, as well as improves the focus of kids in school.
Daylight saving time has been a federal law since 1966. Hawaii and Arizona are the two states that do not observe it. There have been a couple of attempts to make the time change permanent in recent years. However, those attempts died in Congress.
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