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Trump touts bill that would make daylight saving time permanent
Key takeaways
- The committee voted 48-1 to report the Sunshine Protection Act, introduced by Florida Republicans Sen.
- This is so important in that Hundreds of Millions of Dollars are spent every year by people, Cities, and States, being forced to change their Clocks, Trump wrote on Truth Social.
- Trump said he is going to work very hard to ensure the Sunshine Protection Act is signed into law.
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The committee voted 48-1 to report the Sunshine Protection Act, introduced by Florida Republicans Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. Vern Buchanan, which was included in a larger transportation funding package, the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act.
This is so important in that Hundreds of Millions of Dollars are spent every year by people, Cities, and States, being forced to change their Clocks, Trump wrote on Truth Social. Many of these Clocks are located in Towers, and the cost of renting, or using, Heavy Equipment to do this twice a year is prohibitive!
Trump said he is going to work very hard to ensure the Sunshine Protection Act is signed into law.
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