Gus Bilirakis: “I want to recognize Chair Cantwell and Ranking Member Cruz in the Senate for sponsoring the Senate companion bill.”

I encourage a ``yes'' vote, and I congratulate Representative Torres and others for this great bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Every person is endowed with inherent dignity and deserves the freedom to live according to their conscience.

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

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