But this takes the cake,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A House committee voted on Wednesday to expand U.S. daylight-saving time by two months to help reduce energy consumption, but rejected a plan to shave total U.S. oil demand by 1 million barrels a day.
Both proposals were offered as amendments to be tacked on to a broad energy bill that was debated by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Newsflash,
You cannot actually extend the number of daylight hours, what you move into the late night hours, you take away from the morning hours.
They say,
Supporters of the amendment, sponsored by Michigan Republican Fred Upton, said it would save about 10,000 barrels of oil a day because offices and stores would be open while it was still light outside and therefore use less energy.
Are our reps really this far out of touch with today's businesses, do they not realize that they have lights on all day and burn electricity all day, do they not realize that they will have to leave their lights on longer after opening?
Boggles the mind
Sheesh!