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Trump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving time

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Goldin, M. (2026, October 3). Trump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving time. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/trump-urges-calls-to-arkansas-sen-tom-cotton-in-push-for-permanent-daylight-saving-time/article_402e2259-f69f-5791-a315-965849d38bf9.html

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President Trump encouraged supporters to call Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas to push for the Sunshine Protection Act, which aims to make daylight saving time permanent. The bill has already passed the House but faces opposition in the Senate, particularly from some Republican senators who argue that it would create safety concerns during winter mornings. Proponents claim the change would offer more daylight when people are most active, while critics fear increased risks due to darker early morning hours.

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President Trump accused Senator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican and chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, of blocking a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent. On his social media platform Truth Social, Trump shared what he claimed was Cotton’s personal cell phone number, urging supporters to call him and push for the passage of the Sunshine Protection Act. The House had already passed this bill in July with a vote of 308-117, but it faces opposition in the Senate where some Republicans, including Cotton, are strongly against it. Trump argues that ending the twice-yearly clock change would provide more daylight during peak hours when people are most active, while opponents like Cotton argue that permanent daylight saving time would lead to darker and potentially hazardous winter mornings for early risers. The Senate is out of session until after the November 3 midterm elections, delaying any potential vote on the bill.

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President Donald Trump on Saturday pressured Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas to support a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, urging Americans to call what appeared to be the personal cellphone number of Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. asserted

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The Sunshine Protection Act passed the House in July, but it faces roadblocks in the Senate where some Republicans are strongly opposed. asserted

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Proponents, including the White House, argue that the change would provide more daylight during the times that Americans are most active. asserted

Americans → include → times

Detractors said permanent daylight saving time would lead to darker and potentially more hazardous winter mornings when children will be waiting for school buses and parents will be driving to work in darkness. asserted

parents → say → darkness

Trump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving time

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