Trump urges Senate to pass legislation ending clock changes | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his push to end the nation’s twice-yearly clock changes, urging the Senate to pass Daylight Saving Time legislation. “By the way, speaking of that, let’s get rid of Daylight Saving Time stuff,” Trump told a crowd in Michigan after an unrelated comment about clocks. “Hopefully, the Senate’s going to approve that one. The House approved it,” he added. The House earlier this month passed a measure that would establish year-round Daylight Saving Time nationwide. The legislation would next need to be taken up by the Senate, but its prospects remain uncertain. Proponents of the legislation argue it would spare Americans from having to change their clocks, disrupting young children’s sleep schedules and arguably causing more seasonal depression. But critics say it could have economic consequences, particularly for farmers who would have to wrestle with later sunrises. The downside of making Daylight Saving Time permanent Trump has long criticized the semiannual clock change, though his position on whether the country should remain on Standard Time or Daylight Saving Time year-round has shifted over time. In May, he praised the advan