Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, an advocate for permanent daylight savings time, called the issue “polarizing as hell.”

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The House could have voted this year to make daylight savings time permanent. But it didn't. A bill to do so, backed by a bipartisan group of senators, unexpectedly passed the Senate in March. The chair of the relevant House committee told Insider he still wants to find "consensus" on the issue.

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Continue Reading Upset the sun sets so early? Blame the House for not voting to make daylight savings time year-round.