While I was in Washington, D.C. I met a lot of people that had been affected by foodborne illness, like e. coli, salmonella and Hepatits A. I also met people from S.T.O.P (Safe Tables Our Priority), Pew Charitable Trust and Consumers Union, who are working really hard to get a law passed that will hopefully prevent more people from getting sick.
I got to go to Capitol Hill and meet with Senator Harry Reid and Ann Wright in his office, Jennifer Pineda in Senator John Ensign's office and Amanda Cott in Congresswoman Dina Titus's office. I told them about how I got sick from eating spinach contaminated with e. coli and asked them to support food safety bills H.R. 875 or S.B. 510.
I also did a lot of sightseeing with my mom and dad. We went to the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, World War II Memorial, Vietnam Wall, Air & Space Museum, National Archives, Library of Congress, White House, Museum of the American Indian, Natural History Museum and Freer Art Gallery. But of all the things we did my favorite was going into the Senate Wing of the U.S. Capitol and seeing the Brumidi Corridors...oh yeah, and riding the Metro all over the city.
Rylee we are so proud of you going all the way to Washington. I pray your visit will have an impact. Glad you all had a great time in Washington, my favorite was the Washington and Lincoln Memorials. Love ya, Aunty Corey
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