Gus Bilirakis: “we have got to do better. Again, you know, time is of the essence.”

Establishing permanent daylight saving time would provide families with more usable daylight hours in the evening, giving people additional opportunities to spend time outdoors.

I encourage a ``yes'' vote on this particular bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis) that the House suspend the rules and…

We are learning from those experiences, because a law that gets struck down in court does not protect a child.

I urge a ``yes'' vote. I thank my colleagues, Representative Castor from the State of Florida, and, of course, Mr. Balderson from the great State of Ohio for sponsoring the bill. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage, and I yield back the balance of…