United States President-elect Donald Trump said Friday that the Republican Party "will do its best" to end the practice of changing clocks, which he called "inappropriate and very costly for the country".
The practice of making better use of light and energy-saving clocks - moving the hands forward one hour during the summer months to make the most of the evenings - has been in place in almost all of the United States. United since the 1960s. But this issue has been a topic of debate in recent years.
Some lawmakers want to stay with local time year-round as it is, without the change happening, some want the change to happen year-round, others want to maintain the status quo. President Joe Biden has never taken a public stance on the issue.
In March 2022, the US Senate voted unanimously to make the clock change permanent, but the effort stalled in the House of Representatives due to a lack of consensus on the issue.
In March, a bipartisan group of senators made a new effort in this direction.
Supporters of the clock change argue that it brings more daylight and more economic activity during the winter months. Critics say this forces children to go to school in the dark, as sunrise is delayed by an hour.
Proponents of the total elimination of clock change say that changing it twice a year causes sleep disturbances and health problems.
Congress has not held any new hearings on the issue in more than two years, and the Senate will have to consider the issue again.
Daylight saving time was used during World War II and was adopted again in 1973 in an attempt to reduce energy use due to an oil embargo, but the decision was unpopular and was repealed a year later.
As of 2015, about 30 states have introduced or passed laws to end the biannual clock change. Some states have proposed doing so only if neighboring states do the same. /VOA/ (A2 Televizion)
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