WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday he would work to end the 'inconvenient' custom of moving clocks forward one hour every spring, which he said was imposing an unnecessary financial burden on the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday he would work to end the 'inconvenient' custom of moving clocks forward one hour every spring, which he said was imposing an unnecessary financial burden on the United States.
The bill never made it to President Joe Biden's desk, as it was not taken up in the Republican-led House.It had been introduced in 2021 by a Republican, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who is about to join the incoming Trump administration as secretary of state. He said studies had shown a permanent DST could benefit the economy.Either way, changing to one permanent time would put an end to Americans pushing their clocks forward in the spring, then setting them back an hour in the fall.
Calls For End To 'Spring Forward Fall Back' Clock Changes
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