President Donald Trump wants Congress to pass legislation that would give Americans a break from a twice-yearly nuisance, but the sun will likely set on the push in the Senate, where the issue is deeper than politics.The House passed its bill, the Sunshine Protection Act, last week to allow states to voluntarily observe Daylight Saving Time year-round, but the legislation is hitting a brick wall in the Senate.And it’s not the party aisle that’s defining the debate, it’s a horizontal line running through the United States that divides northern states versus southern states.TIME ENOUGH AT LAST: WHAT'S NEXT AFTER THE HOUSE PASSES BILL TO DO AWAY WITH DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME?President Donald Trump wants to make Daylight Saving permanent, but a geographic coalition of northern versus southern states are in a heated debate over the merits of the change, which spells doom for the bill.(Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images; Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)"That is an issue in which there are passionate views on both sides," Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said on whether the Senate would consider the bill."So we'll see," he continued.
"I mean, the House having acted on it now, we'll see what the interest level is in the Senate.But I know that there are people who are willing to really slow things down over that issue."Proponents argue that it’s an inconvenience in their states and are hungry for more daylight in the evening, while opponents say that it would force school-aged children to be in the dark for the beginning of the day.One of the most vocal opponents of the legislation is one of Trump’s own allies on Capitol Hill, Sen.
Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who last year declared that he would "always oppose" efforts for permanent Daylight Saving.HOUSE PASSES DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME REFORM AS TRUMP SIGNALS SUPPORT FOR ENDING CLOCK CHANGEA source in Cotton’s orbit told Fox News Digital that the lawmaker was "far from the only one who objects" to the bill, and not...