The Senate just passed a bill from Marco Rubio making daylight savings time permanent. Normally I wouldn’t look twice at something like this because it would normally go nowhere.
But the Senate passed it by unanimous consent, meaning no one objected, which is a strong sign it could pass the House.
And if it passes the House by unanimous consent or even by a super majority vote, then Joe Biden no longer matters. Because even if he were to veto it, they could just override his veto easily.
Passed by Unanimous Consent, S.623: Sunshine Protection Act, as amended (to make Daylight Saving Time permanent) @SenRubioPress / @SenWhitehouse / others
— Senate Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom) March 15, 2022
Senate passes bill by unanimous consent to make Daylight Saving Time permanent.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) seems excited about it. pic.twitter.com/WL44FBQAGf
— The Recount (@therecount) March 15, 2022
Here’s the full video from Rubio:
Today we passed out of the Senate my bill to make Daylight Savings Time permanent
Now it’s up to the House to help us #LockTheClock
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 15, 2022
If the bill does pass the House, it won’t be implemented until next year according to Rubio:
Don't get too excited though, Rubio says implementation is delayed until 2023 to allow for airlines and other companies to have time to build out
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) March 15, 2022
I’ve never really had an opinion on this but I do love daylight savings and I think I would love for this to be permanent.