# Daylight Savings Time: Why is the US congress split on this matter

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**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Created:** [November 6, 2022, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-savings-time-why-is-the-us-congress-split-on-this-matter/974456 "2022-11-06T04:36:05Z")
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### Author: ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2022, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-savings-time-why-is-the-us-congress-split-on-this-matter/974456/20 "2022-11-06T05:39:33Z")

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> [@Smapti](#):
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> I’m saying that if those stats are accurate then we ought to see similar year-round effects on shift workers and other people whose lifestyle requires them to maintain a non-fixed wakeup time and bed time, and I am not aware of there being evidence of such a thing.

I think that is actually a real problem and something many companies are aware of and try to mitigate.

Not sure if this should be debated in this thread though (I’m fine with it if the mods are fine with it).

We have several pilots on the board who may be able to talk about this (if they see this thread).

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