For years, the vast majority of Americans have been calling for daylight saving time to be made permanent, but until now, no administration has been able to properly get it done. I’m proud to announce that the House has passed this bill, and it’s now been sent to the Senate for final approval. People are tired of adjusting their clocks twice a year. It’s not only stupid and inconvenient, but in some cases, it’s also costly. For cities and states with watchtowers, as well as hard-to-reach areas, this costs millions of dollars. Recent cases have shown that the anxiety caused by this practice is also harmful to health. Authoritative medical, criminal, and economic studies show that stopping the twice-a-year time change and giving us an extra hour of natural sunlight in the evening will help reduce robbery and murder rates, decrease car accidents (especially those involving pedestrians!), lower the risks of heart attacks, strokes, and seasonal affective disorder, make it safer for kids to walk home from school, increase family time, strongly support extracurricular activities, and provide a huge boost to sports, fitness, tourism, retail, and dining industries (and more!). Plus, it’ll save money on energy bills since everyone will enjoy an extra hour of daylight. In other words, keep things as they are and never change the clocks again. This is an issue Republicans, Democrats, and Independents can all unite behind. I urge Republican senators to pass the Sunshine Protection Act as soon as possible. Thank you for your attention to this matter!