U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is reminding people this week that he thinks it’s past time to make Daylight savings time (DST) permanent.

Early Sunday morning November 3rd, Americans will be setting their clocks back an hour.

“In a few days, Americans will be forced to move their clocks back and lose an hour of sunlight,” Tuberville said. “Changing our clocks twice a year is an outdated, burdensome practice. It’s time to LOCK THE CLOCK and make DST permanent.”

In a few days, Americans will be forced to move their clocks back and lose an hour of sunlight.

Changing our clocks twice a year is an outdated, burdensome practice.

It’s time to LOCK THE CLOCK and make DST permanent.

— Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) October 29, 2024

The senator has long advocated in favor of the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make DST the new standard time in the U.S.

Making DST permanent is popular with the majority of Americans. A 2023 survey found that 74% of Americans are in favor of ending the practice.

The bill has still never passed the House despite near-unanimous support in the Senate in 2022.

While making DST permanent would result in an extra hour of sunlight at the end of the day throughout the whole year, it would also cause a delayed sunrise. Opponents of the bill argue that some northern latitudes would then be faced with a sunrise after 9:00 A.M. during some parts of the year which could create problems with traffic, students going to school, and other issues.

Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on Twitter @Yaffee