For years, the vast majority of Americans have wanted to make daylight saving time permanent, but no administration has been able to achieve this goal—until now. I’m proud to announce that the House has passed the 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 silly and inconvenient, but in some cases, it’s also costly. For cities and states with watchtowers, as well as hard-to-reach areas, this practice costs millions of dollars. Recently, there’s been growing evidence 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 changes 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 risks of heart disease, strokes, and seasonal affective disorder, make it safer for kids to walk home from school, increase family time, strongly support extracurricular activities, boost industries like sports, fitness, tourism, retail, and dining (and more!), and save on energy costs because everyone will enjoy an extra hour of daylight. In other words, keep things as they are—no more changes. This is an issue that Republicans, Democrats, and Independents can unite behind. I urge Republican senators to lift their hold and allow the hotline to clear on the Republican side. Let’s pass the Sunshine Protection Act as soon as possible. Thank you for paying attention to this matter!