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Thomas Ewing: “I hope, in closing, that all the viewers, all those who are back in Illinois, will recognize the very high esteem, and…”

On the recordJanuary 11, 1995
I hope, in closing, that all the viewers, all those who are back in Illinois, will recognize the very high esteem, and particularly the family of Ed Madigan and Evelyn Madigan, will recognize the very high esteem in which he was held by this body, and the great loss that his passing is to all of us, but the great joy we take in the life that he lived and the service that he gave to his country.
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Thomas Ewing
Republican · Illinois

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Paying tribute to former Congressman Ed Madigan following his passing.

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