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

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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.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.