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Michigan Senator Jeff Irwin’s Comments on Permanent Standard Time (2024 March 7)

👉 Click here to tell your state legislators to end Daylight Saving! https://resist.bot/petitions/PBWZUQ 👉 Click here to tell your Congress members to end Daylight Saving! https://resist.bot/petitions/PRLKYF On March 7, Michigan State Senator Jeff Irwin (D-15, Ann Arbor) commented on the Senate floor to support Senator Albert’s newly filed bill, SB 0770. This legislation seeks to put to the voters a question of whether to ditch Daylight Saving Time (fast time) and restore permanent Standard Time (natural time). The bill’s policy is endorsed by a majority of nonprofits, and it is approved by federal law. More information about this legislation is on its official webpage: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(vuzx2dxvyikmcn1v1n1awcbd))/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=2024-SB-0770 Contact information for your state legislators can be found from your home address here: https://pluralpolicy.com/find-your-legislator/ 🌞 Data and history show permanent Standard Time is the best option for public health, public safety, workplace productivity, individual prosperity, energy use, environmental preservation, and religious freedom. Urge lawmakers in Congress and your state or province to oppose permanent Daylight Saving and to restore permanent Standard Time! https://savestandardtime.com/

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the Pres the president recognizes Senator Irwin thank you madam president I'd like to ask that my remarks be printed in the journal without objection so ordered thank you madam president I wanted to take this rare and special opportunity to rise and agree wholeheartedly with my colleague from the 18th District daylight saving time is an anachronistic and damaging policy that was once upon a time developed to save energy but at this time it probably wastes a little bit of energy but it doesn't ju
st waste a little bit of energy and fail to meet its original objectives it also causes car accidents and workplace accidents and it also causes an unnecessary level of crankiness that none of us like to deal with especially when you've got small children that's why people with small children and Farmers have always been against this because of course the cows and the little people don't know what time we're pretending it is today when it's different than the time we were pretending it was yeste
rday so that's all very silly I agree that we should change it I did want to remark though that one of the things that has been a struggle for us in changing this for many many years is that you know there are different types of people in this world maybe because I waited tables for so long I've always been sort of a night person so I've always liked sticking with daylight savings time let's stick with the summer schedule we get our evening restaurant opportunities maybe enjoy a concert the golf
industry certainly loves it uh and much more time to enjoy the beautiful Outdoors here in Michigan in the evenings other people though including all of our sleep scientists feel strongly that we need to be on Standard time and I'll tell you what I feel strongly about I feel strongly that those of us who are arguing about permanent standard and permanent daylight time are preventing the progress we need to overcome those folks who want to stick with this silly clock setting dance that we do twic
e a year thank you madam president

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