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Allison Aubrey

Changing our clocks is a health hazard. Just ask a sleep doctor

Even a one-hour change in the clock can disrupt the body's circadian rhythms, especially when the clock "springs forward." (Charlie Riedel/AP)

Millions of us may lose sleep when clocks "spring forward" by one hour this Sunday, as most states switch to daylight saving time. The time change brings darker mornings and extends light in the evening. And some lawmakers want to make daylight saving time permanent, to avoid the disruption of constant switching.

Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who has introduced the Sunshine Protection Act of 2023, says the ritual of changing our clocks twice a year "makes no sense," and is "stupid." He's joined by a bipartisan group of senators including Ron Wyden (D-Ore) and Edward Markey (D-Mass).

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