Edward R. Madigan

Edward Rell Madigan was a businessman and a Republican Party politician from Lincoln, Illinois. He served almost twenty years in the United States House of Representatives and was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President George H. W. Bush. Wikipedia*

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Edward R. Madigan has 68 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1982 House Proceeding as a Republican Representative for Illinois's 21st district. The year with the most videos was 1988 with 13 videos as a Republican Representative for Illinois's 15th district. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 1984 with an average of 843 views per program. Most appearances with George H. W. Bush (5), Bob Michel (2). Most common tag: Agriculture.

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Previously

Secretary, Department of Agriculture c. March 12, 1991 - c. December 31, 1994 Videos: 12 U.S. Representative, R-IL 15th January 3, 1983 - March 8, 1992 Videos: 51 U.S. Representative, R-IL 21st January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1983 Videos: 2

Recent Appearances

  • U.S.-Europe Trade Relations

    U.S.-Europe Trade Relations

    President George H.W. Bush announced that the European Community has cut its oil seed production in order to prevent a trade …

  • Bush Campaign Rally

    Bush Campaign Rally

    Mr. Madigan talked about President Bush’s agriculture record and critisized the Democratic platform for neglecting American f…

  • Unveiling Portrait of Rep. Robert Michel

    Unveiling Portrait of Rep. Robert Michel

    President Bush and several members of Congress spoke in Statuary Hall beneath the statues of the founding fathers in a ceremo…

  • U.S. Aid to Former Soviet Union

    U.S. Aid to Former Soviet Union

    Following an announcement by President Bush about aid to the former Soviet Union, Secretary of State James Baker spoke to rep…

  • 1992 NGA Winter Meeting

    1992 NGA Winter Meeting

    Mr. Bush met with the National Governors' Association. He appealed to the governors to press Congress to adopt the president’…

  • U.S. Agriculture Issues

    U.S. Agriculture Issues

    Edward Madigan, Secretary of Agriculture, spoke about the food needs of the Soviet Union and the extension of agricultural cr…

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