'Building managers and legislative staffers have sought to reassure some
concerned Tennessee lawmakers that recent renovations at the state Capitol did
not install special facilities for Muslims to wash their feet before
praying. “I confirmed with the facility administrator for the State Capitol Complex
that the floor-level sink installed in the men’s restroom outside the House
Chamber is for housekeeping use,” Legislative Administration Director Connie
Ridley wrote in an email. “It is, in layman’s terms, a
mop sink.”' (thanks Devan)