"Lock the Clock" renews its comeback with Presidential support, says Sen. Lankford

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) made it clear on Thursday that he is eager to get rid of time change.

Lankford, alongside Rick Scott (R-FL), has worked on the measure for years with one sole goal: listening to Oklahomans who don't like to make the switch, whether it be forward or backward. Lankford says it's not manageable.

Additionally, Lankford noted, "It can be done and should be done, stating lock the clock,
re-affirming Senate passed the bill unanimously in 2021, but Speaker Pelosi would
not take the bill up for debate, and it died."

Polls have shown Americans prefer permanent daylight saving time.

In December, Trump threw his support behind eliminating the “inconvenient” and “costly” practice as the leaders of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) called to abolish daylight saving time.

With the new push, Lankford says, "We want to get this resolved and set our clocks and leave them."

Daylight saving time is set to begin on March 9.

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law that would keep the state on Daylight Saving Time if the option was given from a federal level. States can choose to remain on Standard Time but not Daylight Saving Time without new legislation.