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On the recordJanuary 5, 2011
We reached consensus. We found that making the right decisions is not necessarily a difficult process. All you need to do is throw strikes. Satchel Paige, when he was advising a young pitcher who was having a problem with his control trying to hit the corners simply looked at him and said, ``Just throw strikes. Home plate don't move.'' This rule is strikes, because home plate don't move. Will it change Washington and the way we do business? Yes. And appropriately so.
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Rob Bishop
Republican · Utah

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