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Should daylight saving time be permanent? Sen. Rick Scott is leading the charge

ORLANDO, Fla. — Spring ahead, fall back… rinse and repeat.

The never ending debate continues whether daylight saving time is a good thing or a bad thing.

There are proponents on both sides of the issue.

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On Tuesday, following its unanimous passage in the Senate, Florida Sen. Rick Scott is calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to immediately pass the Sunshine Protection Act to end the twice-yearly time change and make daylight saving time the national year-round standard.

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“Today is a great day for sunshine and for the Sunshine State. Changing the clock twice a year is outdated and unnecessary. We need to give families in Florida more sunshine, not less. Since I was governor, I have been leading the charge to make daylight saving time permanent,” said Scott. “I want to thank Senator Rubio and all our colleagues for their unanimous passage of this common-sense legislation. The House should immediately vote on this good bill and send it to the president’s desk.”

In 2018, when Scott was governor of Florida, he signed legislation that would exempt Florida from the twice-a-year time change. That bill is still pending federal approval.

Currently, most of Arizona and Hawaii do not us daylight saving time.

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