Robert Marion Berry (born August 27, 1942) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Arkansas's 1st congressional district. Prior to his first election to the House of Representatives in 1997 Berry served on President Bill Clinton's White House Domestic Policy Council. In Congress, Berry has been appointed to the House Appropriations Committee and serves on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, En...
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Robert Marion Berry (born August 27, 1942) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Arkansas's 1st congressional district. Prior to his first election to the House of Representatives in 1997 Berry served on President Bill Clinton's White House Domestic Policy Council. In Congress, Berry has been appointed to the House Appropriations Committee and serves on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Energy and Water, and Transportation subcommittees. He was also chosen by Democratic Leadership to serve as Vice-Chair of the Steering and Policy Committee and as a member of the Leader's Senior Whip Team.
Born in Stuttgart, Arkansas, Berry was raised in nearby Bayou Meto, Arkansas County in the Arkansas Delta. The son of a rice farmer, he was encouraged by his parents to work towards a career outside the farm. Moving to Little Rock, he earned a pharmacy degree at the University of Arkansas and then ran a pharmacy for two years. In 1967, he...
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