US: Senate votes to abolish winter time – “It darkens our lives”

The USA decided to abolish it winter time and apply only the summer, following a resolution passed in the Senate, with the decision passed unanimously.

“The change of time is an outdated perception, a source of stress and confusion. “It’s just stupid, there is no other way to say it,” said Marco Rubio, the bill’s author. The Republican senator from Florida in his speech linked the change of time with the increase of “heart attacks and car accidents”.

Winter time “literally darkens our lives”, the senator commented Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island, according to Agence France-Presse.

The fate of this bill, however, is uncertain: in order to be implemented, it must be approved by Parliament and ratified by the president. Joe Bidenwho has the right to exercise veto. The president has not yet taken a position on this issue.

The basic idea is that changing the time has a negative effect on the biological rhythms, especially of children. European Union had proposed in September 2018 to abolish winter time… in 2019. But in March 2019 the European Parliament voted in favor of postponing this change to 2021. Since then, with the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, the issue remains pending.

Source: News Beast

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