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After shifting positions on daylight saving time, President Trump is now very much in favor of having more time to golf during the winter.
President Trump is racing against time as there are 28 days left until the midterms. He has become preoccupied with daylight savings, a subject he has previously dismissed. The legislation to end the requirement to change clocks twice a year is being pushed, but Trump wants to keep the clock where it is after springing forward, ensuring more sunlight in the evening.
He argues that this would deter crime, ease workers' schedules, reduce cardiac issues and stroke risks, lessen seasonal depression, and boost tourism. Golfers, such as Trump himself, would also benefit from the extra hour of sunlight, according to the PGA Tour Chief Executive Brian Rolapp. Rolapp suggested that an extra hour of evening light could lead to 23 million additional rounds of golf each year, generating $1 billion for the golf industry.
The House has passed the Sunshine Protection Act, but Trump faces opposition in the Republican-controlled Senate, particularly from Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas. Trump has taken the initiative to reach out to Cotton personally, urging him to support the bill. The idea of daylight savings dates back to Benjamin Franklin, who proposed it in 1784 as a way to save money on candles.
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