[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

You are right, I found this:

"Congress had voted on December 14, 1973, to put the US on daylight saving time for two years. President Nixon signed the bill the next day. The US had gone to permanent daylight saving time before, during World War II. Then, too, the measure was enacted to save fuel. "

Apparently everyone wanted it, and then hated it.

Also on the state level, Florida sent a bill to Washington to eliminate DLS a couple years ago.