Robert Berry: “I consider it a distinct honor and privilege to be here this morning to present the newest member of the Arkansas…”

“I consider it a distinct honor and privilege to be here this morning to present the newest member of the Arkansas delegation to this House. John Boozman has distinguished himself as a son, a husband, a father and a leader. He has meant a great deal to the community he comes from in northwest Arkansas. He follows a long and distinguished group that have served in that capacity from the Third District of Arkansas, one of those being present this morning, John Paul Hammersmith, and we are pleased to have him. John Boozman and his family worked together to make northwest Arkansas a better place to live and work and raise a family. He has distinguished himself in many ways and will continue to serve the Third District and do a great job for them. All of the Arkansas delegation is very pleased today to be able to present to this Congress the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), and I think he represents a quote from one of my favorite books written by a fellow named William Alexander Percy. In that he talks about a letter that his father who was a United States Senator from Mississippi wrote to a friend and in it he says, "I guess our job is to make the world a better place in as much as we are able, remembering that the results will be infinitesimal and then attend to our own soul." I think those are the values that John Boozman will represent as he serves in this House and as he serves his district, the Third District of Arkansas.”