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FILE - In this photo taken with a drone, cyclists, bottom right, cruise on a small bridge over the Loch Raven Reservoir, Oct. 27, 2021, in Glen Arm, Md. Federal regulations run through American life, touching on everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we drink. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) FILE - In this photo taken with a drone, cyclists, bottom right, cruise on a small bridge over the Loch Raven Reservoir, Oct. 27, 2021, in Glen Arm, Md. Federal regulations run through American life, touching on everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we drink. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) FILE - GE lightbulbs are displayed in a supermarket April 5, 2021 in New York. The federal government is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent bulbs under rules that take effect next year requiring manufacturers to sell energy-efficient bulbs that last 25 to 50 times longer. Federal regulation touches every aspect of American life, from the contents at the breakfast table to the lamp you switch off at night. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) The Philadelphia skyline reflects on the Delaware River, Wednesday, March 16, 2022 ahead of the sunrise. Federal regulations run through American life, touching on everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we drink. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) FILE - Sea otters loll in the water at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., March 26, 2018. The Code of Federal Regulations has lots to say about how sea otters must be treated in captivity, dictating the minimum size of their pools, among other conditions. Federal regulation lends a helping hand in every corner of American life, or pokes its intrusive finger in everything, depending on your viewpoint. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) FILE - Sea otters loll in the water at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., March 26, 2018. The Code of Federal Regulations has lots to say about how sea otters must be treated in captivity, dictating the minimum size of their pools, among other conditions. Federal regulation lends a helping hand in every corner of American life, or pokes its intrusive finger in everything, depending on your viewpoint. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) FILE - GE lightbulbs are displayed in a supermarket April 5, 2021 in New York. The federal government is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent bulbs under rules that take effect next year requiring manufacturers to sell energy-efficient bulbs that last 25 to 50 times longer. Federal regulation touches every aspect of American life, from the contents at the breakfast table to the lamp you switch off at night. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) FILE - GE lightbulbs are displayed in a supermarket April 5, 2021 in New York. The federal government is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent bulbs under rules that take effect next year requiring manufacturers to sell energy-efficient bulbs that last 25 to 50 times longer. Federal regulation touches every aspect of American life, from the contents at the breakfast table to the lamp you switch off at night. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) FILE - A serving of egg strata and juice is shown April 4, 2016, in Concord, N.H. Federal regulations dictate how many insect parts can exist in the flour such meals are made from, and foods generally are required by federal fiat to list nutrition, specify ingredients and be truthful. Federal regulations run through American life, from morning to night. (AP Photo/J.M. Hirsch, File) FILE - The neon flag on an Army recruiting station is reflected on cars at a red light in New York's Times Square, Oct. 14, 2021. The hand of federal regulation reaches into those cars, governing safety equipment, mileage standards and more, just as it touches everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we use. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) FILE - Sea otters loll in the water at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., March 26, 2018. The Code of Federal Regulations has lots to say about how sea otters must be treated in captivity, dictating the minimum size of their pools, among other conditions. Federal regulation lends a helping hand in every corner of American life, or pokes its intrusive finger in everything, depending on your viewpoint. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) FILE - Sea otters loll in the water at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., March 26, 2018. The Code of Federal Regulations has lots to say about how sea otters must be treated in captivity, dictating the minimum size of their pools, among other conditions. Federal regulation lends a helping hand in every corner of American life, or pokes its intrusive finger in everything, depending on your viewpoint. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) FILE - The Royal River flows over the Bridge Street Dam, May 18, 2022, in Yarmouth, Maine. Federal regulations run through American life, touching on everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we drink. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) FILE - GE lightbulbs are displayed in a supermarket April 5, 2021 in New York. The federal government is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent bulbs under rules that take effect next year requiring manufacturers to sell energy-efficient bulbs that last 25 to 50 times longer. Federal regulation touches every aspect of American life, from the contents at the breakfast table to the lamp you switch off at night. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) FILE - A serving of egg strata and juice is shown April 4, 2016, in Concord, N.H. Federal regulations dictate how many insect parts can exist in the flour such meals are made from, and foods generally are required by federal fiat to list nutrition, specify ingredients and be truthful. Federal regulations run through American life, from morning to night. (AP Photo/J.M. Hirsch, File) FILE - The neon flag on an Army recruiting station is reflected on cars at a red light in New York's Times Square, Oct. 14, 2021. The hand of federal regulation reaches into those cars, governing safety equipment, mileage standards and more, just as it touches everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we use. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) FILE - Sea otters loll in the water at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., March 26, 2018. The Code of Federal Regulations has lots to say about how sea otters must be treated in captivity, dictating the minimum size of their pools, among other conditions. Federal regulation lends a helping hand in every corner of American life, or pokes its intrusive finger in everything, depending on your viewpoint. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) FILE - A serving of egg strata and juice is shown April 4, 2016, in Concord, N.H. Federal regulations dictate how many insect parts can exist in the flour such meals are made from, and foods generally are required by federal fiat to list nutrition, specify ingredients and be truthful. Federal regulations run through American life, from morning to night. (AP Photo/J.M. Hirsch, File) FILE - The Royal River flows over the Bridge Street Dam, May 18, 2022, in Yarmouth, Maine. Federal regulations run through American life, touching on everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we drink. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) FILE - A serving of egg strata and juice is shown April 4, 2016, in Concord, N.H. Federal regulations dictate how many insect parts can exist in the flour such meals are made from, and foods generally are required by federal fiat to list nutrition, specify ingredients and be truthful. Federal regulations run through American life, from morning to night. (AP Photo/J.M. Hirsch, File) FILE - The Royal River flows over the Bridge Street Dam, May 18, 2022, in Yarmouth, Maine. Federal regulations run through American life, touching on everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we drink. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) FILE - GE lightbulbs are displayed in a supermarket April 5, 2021 in New York. The federal government is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent bulbs under rules that take effect next year requiring manufacturers to sell energy-efficient bulbs that last 25 to 50 times longer. Federal regulation touches every aspect of American life, from the contents at the breakfast table to the lamp you switch off at night. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) FILE - A child rinses a toothbrush at a shelter in San Francisco, Calif., June 18, 2019. Tap water is subject to a rash of government standards but people in many communities across the U.S. remain exposed to unhealthy drinking water. A Supreme Court decision on EPA regulation of carbon emissions from power plants this past week could make it harder to expand federal regulation in other areas. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File) FILE - A serving of egg strata and juice is shown April 4, 2016, in Concord, N.H. Federal regulations dictate how many insect parts can exist in the flour such meals are made from, and foods generally are required by federal fiat to list nutrition, specify ingredients and be truthful. Federal regulations run through American life, from morning to night. (AP Photo/J.M. Hirsch, File) FILE - Sea otters loll in the water at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., March 26, 2018. The Code of Federal Regulations has lots to say about how sea otters must be treated in captivity, dictating the minimum size of their pools, among other conditions. Federal regulation lends a helping hand in every corner of American life, or pokes its intrusive finger in everything, depending on your viewpoint. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) FILE - The Royal River flows over the Bridge Street Dam, May 18, 2022, in Yarmouth, Maine. Federal regulations run through American life, touching on everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we drink. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) FILE - GE lightbulbs are displayed in a supermarket April 5, 2021 in New York. The federal government is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent bulbs under rules that take effect next year requiring manufacturers to sell energy-efficient bulbs that last 25 to 50 times longer. Federal regulation touches every aspect of American life, from the contents at the breakfast table to the lamp you switch off at night. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) FILE - A serving of egg strata and juice is shown April 4, 2016, in Concord, N.H. Federal regulations dictate how many insect parts can exist in the flour such meals are made from, and foods generally are required by federal fiat to list nutrition, specify ingredients and be truthful. Federal regulations run through American life, from morning to night. (AP Photo/J.M. Hirsch, File) FILE - In this photo taken with a drone, cyclists, bottom right, cruise on a small bridge over the Loch Raven Reservoir, Oct. 27, 2021, in Glen Arm, Md. Federal regulations run through American life, touching on everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we drink. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) FILE - A serving of egg strata and juice is shown April 4, 2016, in Concord, N.H. Federal regulations dictate how many insect parts can exist in the flour such meals are made from, and foods generally are required by federal fiat to list nutrition, specify ingredients and be truthful. Federal regulations run through American life, from morning to night. (AP Photo/J.M. Hirsch, File) FILE - Sea otters loll in the water at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., March 26, 2018. The Code of Federal Regulations has lots to say about how sea otters must be treated in captivity, dictating the minimum size of their pools, among other conditions. Federal regulation lends a helping hand in every corner of American life, or pokes its intrusive finger in everything, depending on your viewpoint. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) FILE - In this photo taken with a drone, cyclists, bottom right, cruise on a small bridge over the Loch Raven Reservoir, Oct. 27, 2021, in Glen Arm, Md. Federal regulations run through American life, touching on everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we drink. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) FILE - Sea otters loll in the water at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., March 26, 2018. The Code of Federal Regulations has lots to say about how sea otters must be treated in captivity, dictating the minimum size of their pools, among other conditions. Federal regulation lends a helping hand in every corner of American life, or pokes its intrusive finger in everything, depending on your viewpoint. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) FILE - GE lightbulbs are displayed in a supermarket April 5, 2021 in New York. The federal government is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent bulbs under rules that take effect next year requiring manufacturers to sell energy-efficient bulbs that last 25 to 50 times longer. Federal regulation touches every aspect of American life, from the contents at the breakfast table to the lamp you switch off at night. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) FILE - A serving of egg strata and juice is shown April 4, 2016, in Concord, N.H. Federal regulations dictate how many insect parts can exist in the flour such meals are made from, and foods generally are required by federal fiat to list nutrition, specify ingredients and be truthful. Federal regulations run through American life, from morning to night. (AP Photo/J.M. Hirsch, File) FILE - The neon flag on an Army recruiting station is reflected on cars at a red light in New York's Times Square, Oct. 14, 2021. The hand of federal regulation reaches into those cars, governing safety equipment, mileage standards and more, just as it touches everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we use. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) FILE - The Royal River flows over the Bridge Street Dam, May 18, 2022, in Yarmouth, Maine. Federal regulations run through American life, touching on everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we drink. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) FILE - GE lightbulbs are displayed in a supermarket April 5, 2021 in New York. The federal government is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent bulbs under rules that take effect next year requiring manufacturers to sell energy-efficient bulbs that last 25 to 50 times longer. Federal regulation touches every aspect of American life, from the contents at the breakfast table to the lamp you switch off at night. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) FILE - The neon flag on an Army recruiting station is reflected on cars at a red light in New York's Times Square, Oct. 14, 2021. The hand of federal regulation reaches into those cars, governing safety equipment, mileage standards and more, just as it touches everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we use. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) FILE - Sea otters loll in the water at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., March 26, 2018. The Code of Federal Regulations has lots to say about how sea otters must be treated in captivity, dictating the minimum size of their pools, among other conditions. Federal regulation lends a helping hand in every corner of American life, or pokes its intrusive finger in everything, depending on your viewpoint. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) FILE - Sea otters loll in the water at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., March 26, 2018. The Code of Federal Regulations has lots to say about how sea otters must be treated in captivity, dictating the minimum size of their pools, among other conditions. Federal regulation lends a helping hand in every corner of American life, or pokes its intrusive finger in everything, depending on your viewpoint. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) FILE - In this photo taken with a drone, cyclists, bottom right, cruise on a small bridge over the Loch Raven Reservoir, Oct. 27, 2021, in Glen Arm, Md. Federal regulations run through American life, touching on everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we drink. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) FILE - GE lightbulbs are displayed in a supermarket April 5, 2021 in New York. The federal government is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent bulbs under rules that take effect next year requiring manufacturers to sell energy-efficient bulbs that last 25 to 50 times longer. Federal regulation touches every aspect of American life, from the contents at the breakfast table to the lamp you switch off at night. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) FILE - A serving of egg strata and juice is shown April 4, 2016, in Concord, N.H. Federal regulations dictate how many insect parts can exist in the flour such meals are made from, and foods generally are required by federal fiat to list nutrition, specify ingredients and be truthful. Federal regulations run through American life, from morning to night. (AP Photo/J.M. Hirsch, File) FILE - A child rinses a toothbrush at a shelter in San Francisco, Calif., June 18, 2019. Tap water is subject to a rash of government standards but people in many communities across the U.S. remain exposed to unhealthy drinking water. A Supreme Court decision on EPA regulation of carbon emissions from power plants this past week could make it harder to expand federal regulation in other areas. (Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File) FILE - The neon flag on an Army recruiting station is reflected on cars at a red light in New York's Times Square, Oct. 14, 2021. The hand of federal regulation reaches into those cars, governing safety equipment, mileage standards and more, just as it touches everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we use. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) FILE - GE lightbulbs are displayed in a supermarket April 5, 2021 in New York. The federal government is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent bulbs under rules that take effect next year requiring manufacturers to sell energy-efficient bulbs that last 25 to 50 times longer. Federal regulation touches every aspect of American life, from the contents at the breakfast table to the lamp you switch off at night. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) FILE - Sea otters loll in the water at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., March 26, 2018. The Code of Federal Regulations has lots to say about how sea otters must be treated in captivity, dictating the minimum size of their pools, among other conditions. Federal regulation lends a helping hand in every corner of American life, or pokes its intrusive finger in everything, depending on your viewpoint. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) FILE - The U.S. Capitol dome is seen from a window in the Cannon House Office Building at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022. Federal regulations run through American life, touching on everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we drink. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
From AM to PM, the fickle force of government is with you