Rubio sponsored the Sunshine Protection Act in the Senate which has gotten bi-partisan support with co sponsors like Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA).
"As a former pre-school teacher, the day after we change clocks, kids would come to school and drag,” Murray said. “It would take them two weeks to get reoriented. Changing your time disrupts families. It disrupts our economy."
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The Department of Transportation has said the time shifts save energy.
Rubio’s proposal said making DST permanent would be safer for drivers because daylight hours would better align with standard work hours and visibility on the road would be increased.
Congress has failed to pass this kind of a change before.
Murray said the co-sponsors are hopeful it will get enough support to pass legislation this time around, but if not, they are looking at making a regulatory change through the Department of Transportation.
Seven states have approved state legislation to make DST permanent, but they still Congressional approval to put it in effect.
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