He works for a huge magazine printer, many weekly publications. They have to have a time, it's all coded into shipping, etc. I don't know all the details, but, it has to be real time. I, like you, worked in the auto industry, time wasn't an issue, we just made parts.
I heard the time was going to be the last week of November and the first week of March. But, it would help to reread the article. LOL!
That was the original House plan, but they made it less drastic. The "let's change the clocks on Thanksgiving weekend and really screw up the travel industry" was a non-starter.
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