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Ted Cruz: “Congress has the authority to end this outdated and harmful…”

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Senate Committee Hearing on the Impacts of Daylight Savings Time with Senator Scott

Published | Video Starts at 03:46

Hawaii and Arizona have opted out of the practice, and other countries in the past 10 years have either abolished it or in the process of doing so. Congress has the authority to end this outdated and harmful practice [of changing clocks twice a year]. This hearing is an excellent opportunity to examine a thoughtful and rational approach to how we manage time, whether we lock the clock on standard time year round or on daylight savings time. (03:46–03:51)

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Asserts that Congress has the power to end the practice of changing clocks twice a year.

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