| Daylight saving time is going to be extended by four weeks to shorten the winter, lengthen the summer and save energy. The measure was approved Thursday by the Energy Conference Committee made up of Congressional members from the House and the Senate who are working to harmonize their differing versions of the energy bill.
..snip.. "Kids across the nation will soon rejoice with the extended daylight on Halloween night that will allow for an additional hour of trick or treating," Upton said. "Studies by a leading auto safety group have also shown that extending daylight saving will save dozens of lives on the roads each year.” “The beauty of daylight saving time is that it just makes everyone feel sunnier,” said Markey, a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the author of the 1986 legislation that added three weeks of daily savings time to the calendar. The legislation would extend daylight saving by four weeks, starting the second Sunday of March and lasting through the first Sunday of November. |
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