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Given the slow pace of Washington's bureaucracy, policymakers are often busy solving yesterday's problems. This rearview mirror approach afflicts Mr. Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress.

Fred Upton

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Fred Upton
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: April 23
Congressional Staff
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U.S. Representative
St. Joseph
Michigan
Frederick Stephen Upton
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