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Trump's daylight saving push gets new pressure campaign from House GOP leaders

Cotton opposed the bill, citing the prospect of children going to school in darkness during winter.

Trump's daylight saving push gets new pressure campaign from House GOP leaders
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise urged the Senate to pass a bill making daylight saving time permanent, as President Donald Trump renewed pressure and criticized Sen. Tom Cotton, a prominent opponent. The bill has passed the House but remains stalled in the Senate.

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Tom Cotton
R · AR · SEN

Senator and prominent critic of making daylight saving time permanent

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Steve Scalise
R · LA-1

House Majority Leader urging the Senate to take up permanent daylight saving time legislation

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President pressing Congress to make daylight saving time permanent and criticizing Cotton

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John Thune
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Senate Majority Leader describing the bill’s prospects

Katie Boyd Britt
R · AL · SEN

Senator discussing support for the change in Alabama and the prospect of further debate

ALSO MENTIONED  Richard Nixon, Former President whose administration oversaw an earlier trial of year-round daylight saving time

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Trump Posts Phone Number He Identified as Tom Cotton's Over Daylight Saving Time

Trump posted a number he said belonged to Cotton and urged Arkansans to call him about making daylight saving time permanent. Cotton opposed the change, citing dark winter mornings for children traveling to school. Left-leaning outlets emphasize the disclosure and portray Trump's pressure as inappropriate or ineffective, often centering Cotton's reply. Center outlets mainly report the post alongside the policy dispute and Cotton's concerns. Right-leaning outlets stress Trump's effort to advance the bill and often cast Cotton as holding it up, while noting his winter-sunrise concerns.

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