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Permanent Daylight Saving Time Plan Hits Senate Resistance Over Winter Sunlight

Cotton opposed the plan, citing concerns about children traveling to school before sunrise.

Permanent Daylight Saving Time Plan Hits Senate Resistance Over Winter Sunlight
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This article1 analysis · Oct 8, 2026
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President Donald Trump urged the Senate to advance permanent daylight saving time, while Sen. Tom Cotton opposed the plan over concerns about dark winter mornings. The measure faces resistance and limited Senate floor time.

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Tom Cotton R · AR · SEN
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Tom Cotton
R · AR · SEN

Senator opposing permanent daylight saving time

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President urging the Senate to advance the measure

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Senator who supports the Senate legislation

Patty Murray
D · WA · SEN

Senator who supports permanent daylight saving time

John Barrasso
R · WY · SEN

Senate majority whip discussing state-by-state effects

Steve Daines
R · MT · SEN

Senator who raised concerns about effects on Montana families

Mike Rounds
R · SD · SEN

Senator who has expressed concerns about effects in western states

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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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