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Robert S. Bergland

The REA [Rural Electrification Administration] brought us electric lights when no one else would.

Bergland was Director of the National Rural Electric Cooperatives at the time of the statement.

Robert S. Bergland

I decided there was nothing in Washington as important as one constituent, and I dropped everything when one called.

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Robert S. Bergland

Born: July 22, 1928
Died: December 9, 2018
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Robert Selmer Bergland was an American politician. He served as a member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota's 7th congressional district from 1971 to 1977, and he served as United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1977 until 1981, during the administration of President Jimmy Carter.

ROBERT S. BERGLAND

(Robert Selmer Bergland)