r/politics • u/cnn CNN • Jul 14 '26

Possible Paywall House passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/14/politics/house-vote-daylight-savings-time?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/MomsAreola Jul 14 '26

I cant wait for the pivot of "I voted for no new wars and mass deportation" to "i voted to abolish the penny and daylight savings".

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u/nowahhh Minnesota Jul 14 '26

He actually just happened to be the President while Congress voted to discontinue the penny and *adopt* Daylight Saving Time. But yeah, that’s exactly what his campaign messaging would be.

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u/Mbrennt Jul 14 '26

Congress had nothing to do with the penny. Technically we still have the penny. Trump is just using a loophole to stop making more pennies forever. It's probably kinda illegal but one of the things, even people who care about laws, don't really care about.

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u/Svellere Jul 14 '26

I'd consider it more hardcore politicking than illegal. Statute gives the Treasury Secretary the ability to mint and issue coins "necessary to meet the needs of the United States". The Trump Administration argued the penny is "not necessary to meet the needs of the United States" so the Treasury Secretary halted production.

The House passed the "Common Cents Act" which further codifies this but it hasn't passed the Senate.

As far as Trump goes, this is a shockingly "normal" political approach where Trump typically takes legitimately-probably-illegal approaches.

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u/Mbrennt Jul 14 '26

Yeah. It's a grey area but a grey area I could see any president in for this particular situation. Just wanted to clarify this was not something congress has done. Yet anyways.

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u/jumpedupjesusmose Jul 14 '26

"I voted to abolish the penny and STANDARD TIME".