Newly elected Sen. Thom Tillis held a Q&A at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington D.C. on Monday where he said that restaurants should be able to opt out of the hand washing safeguards that are in place after an employee uses the bathroom.

"I said, 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 leaving the restrooms.’ The market will take care of that," Tillis is quoted as saying.

There are a lot of reasons to wash hands when it comes to food prep, but we wondered what the other side of the argument had to say about the idea, as well.

So, we reached out to E. Coli and got this response:

Holy shit! What a great idea from Thom Tillis!

My friends (Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter and Staphylococcus aureus) and I have been incredibly supportive of this idea for years. After all, what's a trip to a restaurant without a dehydrating performance by vomiting and diarrhea afterward?

We can only imagine the benefits this can have on the economy and health insurance industry after countless people go to the hospital with food poisoning. Currently, only 1 in 6 people gets food poisoning each year, and I think with Mr. Tillis' help, we can significantly increase those numbers.

Great idea, Mr. Tillis! We're so glad you give a shit! (And we mean that literally.)