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Senate votes to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, and sunny days are here again
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Senate votes to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, and sunny days are here again

Sunshine Protection Act gets bipartisan votes, now goes to House

Emily Miller
Mar 15
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The U.S. Senate just voted unanimously (yep, they all agreed!) to keep our watches set on the sunny Daylight Saving Time.

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The bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act introduced by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ed Markey (D-MA) now heads to the House following Senate unanimous passage today: "This is an idea whose time has come."
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March 15th 2022

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The bill called “Protect Sunshine Act” is probably the most popular measure that will be taken in Washington this year.

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The bill — uploaded in sources below— was co-sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and others.

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It will now go to the House for a vote. As I tweeted below, I think anyone in the house who votes against the bill should be immediately expelled. Maybe he/she should be charged with treason. Losing on election day is not bad enough punishment for keeping us from an hour of sunshine.

Twitter avatar for @emilymillerEmily Miller @emilymiller
If anyone in the House votes against this, he or she should be expelled. Don’t even wait for Election Day. #SunshineProtectionAct #DaylightSavingTime https://t.co/SONkdz0BeW

Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

The Sunshine Protection Act just passed the US Senate with unanimous consent. This is a big, sensible step forward. Long live Daylight Saving Time!

March 15th 2022

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If the House goes along with the Senate on this common-sense plan, Pres. Biden will get the final word. If he was smart, he would sign it before Election Day. It’s the one thing we can all get behind— more sunshine.

Twitter avatar for @emilymillerEmily Miller @emilymiller
One of the many reasons I hate daylight saving time is I have to dig out my car manual to figure out how to change the clock.

November 5th 2017

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After two years of pandemic anxiety, lockdowns, masks, and misery, we need a boost with more light.

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🙌🏻 “In a world without daylight saving time.... we could maintain our sleep schedules, feeling healthier and happier as a result. We could end a senseless practice that has many drawbacks and very few, if any, positive aspects.” @RepLyleLarson #txleg

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#Texas representative wants to end Daylight Saving Time https://t.co/8gsFb9ehPU

November 13th 2018

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Every six months, we all complain about Daylight Saving Time. In the spring, we wreck our internal clocks and have to reset our analog clocks. In the fall, we have to dread a winter of dark and doom.

Twitter avatar for @emilymillerEmily Miller @emilymiller
Back November and now June, I still oppose Daylight Saving Time. Now, sunset is 8:40pm and not dark until after 9pm. Sunset at 7:40pm in summer is more reasonable. #EndDST

Emily Miller @emilymiller

🙌🏻 “In a world without daylight saving time.... we could maintain our sleep schedules, feeling healthier and happier as a result. We could end a senseless practice that has many drawbacks and very few, if any, positive aspects.” @RepLyleLarson #txleg https://t.co/kM3Ugkx72r

June 30th 2019

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I love the sun and spend time outside every day - mostly running— but if not then a walk without sunglasses, so I can get my vitamin D.

Keeping to the better time makes sense for efficiency, physical health and mental health.

Twitter avatar for @emilymillerEmily Miller @emilymiller
Agree! MT @TdgAi: Daylight Saving makes crazy drivers for a week each time change. We need to stay on one or the other. I prefer DST.

March 13th 2012

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I know I wrote a story about this a long time ago and interviewed then-Congressman Ben Quayle from Arizona (the former VP’s son.) I can’t find my story online, but here’s a tweet about it in 2011.

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Who knew that Arizona is the only U.S. state that doesn't abide by Daylight Saving Time? Rep. @benquayle of AZ told me it's their right.

March 12th 2011

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I’ve had a lot of opinions on Daylight Saving over the years— as you can see from my tweets in this story. Look at this tweet from 2012:

Twitter avatar for @emilymillerEmily Miller @emilymiller
Daylight Saving Time always makes me hungry and tired for a week. How can one hour have such a big effect?

March 12th 2012

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Even Steve Case agreed with me back in 2010:

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:) RT @EmilyMillerDC: Up since 6am/5am worried I'd oversleep for Spring forward Daylight Savings Time.

March 14th 2010

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The only downside to this DST victory in DC is that I might not be able to grammar police people every six months for wrongly calling this concept “Daylight SavingS Time. (It’s not plural!)

I made this meme — below— and put it on social media twice a year. Feel free to screen cap or download and share it because very soon — hopefully — this will just say “TIME.”

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