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Clocks are still falling back despite Trump's daylight saving push

The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in July, but Congress is out until after the clocks change at two a.m. Sunday; sleep now, argue later.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAmericans turn their clocks back at two a. m.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSunday, right after Halloween night, and that happens even though the House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in July to make daylight saving time permanent.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAn extra hour of sleep! I'm calling it a growth opportunity, and I plan to spend all sixty minutes unconscious.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe president blamed the Senate for letting the bill die, and Congress isn't back in session until after the clocks change.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the only thing in Washington running on time is the clock.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd Gallup finds forty-eight percent of Americans want permanent standard time, versus twenty-four percent for permanent daylight saving.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwice as many people want the hour we're getting?

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHawaii and most of Arizona skip the whole thing, so their clocks stay put.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCongress finally gave us a free hour, and it's because they're not even there.

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