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Congress, Country Split on Possible Daylight Saving Time Changes

Even as a bipartisan coalition of 17 lawmakers push to lock clocks in the U.S. in permanent daylight saving time, many Americans say they want permanent standard time, according to a new poll. 

Americans lost an hour of sleep over the weekend as the clocks skipped from 1:59 a.m. to 3 a.m. early Sunday morning. If Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and his colleagues get their way, however, this “spring forward” will be the last.  

But a Gallup poll released last week shows while most Americans (54%) are ready to do away with the time change, more prefer standard time year-round than daylight saving time. Forty-eight percent say they would prefer standard time year-round, while only 24% prefer daylight saving time the whole year. The smallest percentage among those polled, 19%, prefer switching back and forth.  

The Sunshine Protection Act, introduced by Scott and some…

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