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Mike Bost: “An 80 percent solution on time is better than a 100 percent solution 10 minutes after it works.”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
An 80 percent solution on time is better than a 100 percent solution 10 minutes after it works.
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Mike Bost
Republican · Illinois

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Bost advocates for timely action over perfect solutions.

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