Sen. Thom Tillis: Employees shouldn't have to wash hands after using the bathroom

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) has identified a surprising place where he believes government regulation has gone too far: the bathroom.

On Monday, the freshman lawmaker related a conversation he had while in the state legislature about his attitude toward regulations requiring food service employees to wash their hands after using the bathroom.

"I don't have any problem with Starbucks if they choose to opt out of this policy as long as they post a sign that says 'we don't require our employees to wash their hands after they use the restroom,'" Tillis said. "The market will take care of that."

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