Blumenauer Stoked About World Toilet Day

By Neda Toloui-Semnani

Posted November 19, 2012 at 4:24pm

Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., is known for his deep and abiding love of bicycles.

Today HOH learned that the liberal Democrat is “getting serious about the World’s toilet problem.”

(Screenshot of Blumenauer’s Twitter feed)

World Toilet Day brings attention to the very real and serious issue of hygiene in many parts of the world, but we can’t help but giggle when a lawmaker tweets a link to an article about defecation on a massive scale.

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