Cotton opposes year-round daylight saving time
Tom CottonU.S. senator for Arkansas
Cotton opposes permanent daylight saving time, citing dark winter mornings and the experience of the 1970s.
“I therefore oppose the Sunshine Protection Act and will always oppose any effort to adopt Daylight Savings Time year-round.”
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Rick Scott backs permanent daylight saving time; Tom Cotton opposes it
Rick Scott and James Lankford support permanent daylight saving time, arguing that it would end clock changes and preserve brighter evenings. Tom Cotton opposes it, citing dark winter mornings and the earlier national experiment.
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Cotton opposes year-round daylight saving time and cites dark winter mornings and the earlier national experiment.
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Cotton reviews the earlier experiment with year-round daylight saving time and arguments about safety.
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Cotton explicitly rejects the proposed year-round system.
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