Congressman Berry Photo Gallery

Congressman Berry signs Arkansas’ banner of support for the American Cancer Society during the Celebration on the Hill 2006 event. He pledged to support greater investment in cancer research and prevention programs. (September 20, 2006)

Congressman Berry joins his rural colleagues from the Senate and the House to demand emergency disaster assistance for farmers who suffered significant losses during the 2005 and 2006 crop years. (September 12, 2006)

Congressman Berry receives the Golden Triangle Award from Tom Buis, President of the National Farmer’s Union. The award is the agriculture organization’s highest honor for government service. (September 12, 2006)

Congressman Berry joins members of the House Leadership to unveil the Democrats New Direction for America. The plan includes a new prescription drug benefit for America's seniors with a Medicare-administered drug plan and price negotiation. (June 27, 2006)

Congressman Berry participates in an Online Town Hall Meeting sponsored by the House Democratic Caucus. The Congressman received over 60 questions from constituents during the one-hour event. (June 14, 2006).

Congressman Berry holds a press conference in front of the Capitol with more than 200 neighborhood pharmacists from all over the country. The group called on Congress to enact immediate Medicare reform so pharmacists do not go out of business. (May 23, 2006)

Congressman Berry participates in a ceremony honoring 2005 Milken Educators Scott Shirey of Helena and Amanda Linn of Little Rock. The Milken Family Foundation National Educator honors schoolteachers, principals and other education professionals who are furthering excellence in education. (May 17, 2006)

Congressman Berry tours the levees in New Orleans with fellow members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water. The subcommittee appropriates all funding for levee construction and flood control. (April 8, 2006)

Congressman Berry listens to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as she discusses recovery efforts in a Mississippi neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Also pictured are Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert and Mississippi Congressman Gene Taylor. (March 3, 2006)

Congressman Berry holds a meeting with Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works John Paul Woodley, Chief of Engineers Carl Strock, and interested constituents from Arkansas to discuss future funding for the Bayou Meto Irrigation Project in Baxter County. (March 1, 2006).

Congressman Berry meets with Jonesboro Mayor Doug Formon and Arkansas State University's College of Agriculture students Michael Engelken and Callie Gibson at the Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce's annual Washington, DC, fly-in. (February 27, 2006).

Congressman Berry poses for a picture with the Paragould Chamber of Commerce during their recent fly-in. Members include from left to right: Gary Biggs of Arkansas Methodist Medical Center, Ron Rooney of Arkansas Methodist Medical Center, Sue McGowan CEO of the Paragould Regional Chamber of Commerce, Harry Truman Moore of Goodwin, Moore LLP, Etiquette Consultant Linda Lou Moore, Tom Kirk of Tom Kirk Chevrolet, and Theresa Kirk of Kirk Equipment Company. (February 27, 2006).

Congressman Berry talks with Craighead County Justice of the Peace Duane Harvey and Riceland Foods, Inc. Vice President of Rice Milling and Enginnering Rick Rorex at Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce's annual fly-in event. (February 27, 2006).

U.S. Congressman Berry participates in a roundtable with his House colleagues and delegates from the White House Conference on Aging to discuss strategies for reforming the new Medicare Prescription Drug benefit. The group endorsed Congressman Berry's legislation, H.R. 752, which would create a Medicare-administered drug plan and allow the Secretary to negotiate for lower drug prices on behalf of America's seniors. (December 14, 2005)

Congressman Berry participates in a press conference with the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Bob Goodlatte, and the President of the American Soybean Association, Bob Metz, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of biotechnology. As a co-chair of the House Biotechnology Caucus, Congressman Berry works to educate others on the benefits of biotechnology in agriculture and medicine.

Congressman Berry poses with members of the Arkansas Delegation at a press conference to sign over the U.S.S. Hoga to the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum in North Little Rock. The U.S.S. Hoga was a navy tugboat that helped rescue seaman and put out fires during the Battle of Pearl Harbor. Pictured from left to right are: (Top Row) Congressman Boozman, Ross, Berry, Lincoln, Snyder, (bottom row) North Little Rock Mayor Patrick Hays, and Undersecretary of the Navy Dino Aviles.

Congressman Berry joins lawmakers and leaders from the Cherokee Tribe to introduce the Trail of Tears Documentation Act which would ask the Secretary of the Interior to complete the National Historic Trail of Tears. Pictured from left are Chief Chad Hicks of the Cherokee Nation, Congressman Charles Taylor (NC), Vice-Chief Larry Blythe of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee, Congressman Zach Wamp (TN), and Congressman Dan Boren (OK).

Congressman Berry joins fellow lawmakers from rural states to launch a new campaign to protect Social Security for rural America. After the press conference, the Congressman traveled to Ohio and Indiana to hold town hall forums about the dangers of Social Security privatization.

Congressman Marion Berry joins Congressman Mike Ross, Ethel Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, and Congressman Vic Snyder for a photo during an event honoring the Robert F. Kennedy Foundation. The foundation works to realize President Kennedy's dream of a peaceful and just world through domestic and international programs that help the disadvantaged.

Congressman Berry reads from the Old Testament of the Bible in honor of the National Day of Prayer. Volunteers and fellow Members of Congress participated in the bible reading marathon which lasted for four days in front of the U.S. Capitol.

Congressman Berry stands beside an account of the current debt and every American's share on display outside of his Washington, DC office. The poster is updated daily and can be found outside most "Blue Dog" Member's offices.

Tom Buis and Dave Frederickson with National Farmers Union present Congressman Berry its top award of recognition for leadership on behalf of farmers and rural communities.

Congressman Marion Berry (D-AR, 1st) signs a banner in the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. The hospital is located only 10 minutes up the road from Ramstein Air Base and is the largest American hospital outside the United States. Visitors to the hospital sign the banner as a show of respect, gratitude and well wishes for the patients and the staff. (August 12, 2004)

Congressman Berry speaks to seniors highlighting the shortcomings of the Medicare Prescription Drug Bill that passed the House last month while fellow Arkansas Congressmen Snyder (left) and Ross (right) look on. All three Congressmen spoke at a press conference held at the Fred W. Parris Towers Senior Center on Saturday July 19.

On a beautiful afternoon in April, Rep. Berry participated in the annual Bible read-a-thon, by reading a passage from II Chronicles on the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC. The annual three-day event, in which the Bible is read aloud cover-to-cover, is a prelude to the National Day of Prayer on May 1st.

Congressman Berry meets with Communications Workers of America President Morton Bahr and Secretary-Treasurer Barbara Easterling (March 11, 2003)

Congressman Berry meets with National AFL-CIO President John Sweeney (March 6, 2002)