00:00So you fall back as we get to October, and that means you lose the time, the light that you'd
00:09had
00:09all this time. Spring forward is always seen by the American people, and if you serve for
00:18Roger Williams and the Republican baseball team, it's an opportunity for you to be able to see
00:25for the first time in life what the day is going to look like to catch a fly ball.
00:31The bottom line to this whole thing is spring forward, fall back is something that impacts
00:38every single American, and it impacts people when they go to work. It impacts people as they
00:45try and find time to play with their children at night, just a little bit extra time.
00:51It helps people who have retinal or eye issues to be able to see more clearly for longer from
01:00the time they get up until the time they work their way home, perhaps after work. And it's
01:06no wonder that spring forward, fall back is something that the American people are asking
01:14Congress. Please standardize this and give us more light and opportunity.
01:21I hear broad agreement in this chamber and beyond that the twice-yearly time changes have
01:26acute health consequences. But I want to talk about the chronic, long-term impacts of this
01:31bill's late winter sunrise. Early morning light is an important environmental cue to set
01:38our body's internal clocks and promote alertness. And dim evening light tells our bodies that it is
01:44time to sleep. We function best, scientists tell us, on a physical, mental, and social level when our
01:51bodies, the sun and the clock, are a wall that are all aligned. Kids perform better at school.
01:59Workers are more alert. That's why observe standard time in the winter months and why we should at
02:05least consider observing it year-round. The American Medical Association, American Academy of Sleep
02:11Medicine, the National Sleep Foundation, and dozens of other societies tell us if we stop the clock,
02:17permanent standard time is a healthier choice. Permanent standard time.
02:29308, the nays are 117. The bill is passed. Mr. Frost, on which the yays and nays were ordered. The
02:40clerk will
02:40redesignate the motion.
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