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Two bills, called the "Sunshine Protection Act," would ask Congress to give the state permission to make Daylight Saving Time permanent year-round. The proposals, SB 858 and HB 1013, each passed their first Senate and House committees unanimously this week.
As Irma churned toward the Florida coast, two Republican lawmakers from the state voted against a $15 billion hurricane relief bill, saying that although they want aid to storm victims, they have concerns about other provisions of the measure. The relief package, which sailed through the Senate and the House and was signed by President Donald Trump on Friday, boosts funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
On June 8, the House of Representatives passed the Financial CHOICE Act, a bill that promises to repeal many regulatory banking rules and - critically - would grant Congress control over the Federal Reserve. "Congress has never ever understood how to create growth, but they're exceptionally good at stifling it," Keith said in a June 14 interview with Money Morning .