[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 412 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 412

 Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Martin Olav Sabo as an 
outstanding public servant dedicated to the State of Minnesota and the 
                             United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 4, 2016

  Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Franken) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Martin Olav Sabo as an 
outstanding public servant dedicated to the State of Minnesota and the 
                             United States.

Whereas Martin Olav Sabo was born on February 28, 1938, in Crosby, North Dakota, 
        and grew up in Alkabo, North Dakota;
Whereas Martin Olav Sabo attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 
        and graduated in 1959;
Whereas in 1960, at the age of 22 years, Martin Olav Sabo was first elected to 
        the Minnesota House of Representatives and at that time, Martin Olav 
        Sabo was the youngest person ever elected to the Minnesota Legislature;
Whereas Martin Olav Sabo served in the Minnesota House of Representatives for 18 
        years, including--

    (1) 4 years as minority leader; and

    (2) 6 years as the first member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party to 
serve as Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives;

Whereas Martin Olav Sabo fought for the historic 1971 ``Minnesota Miracle'' that 
        changed the way schools and localities were funded;
Whereas Martin Olav Sabo was first elected to the House of Representatives in 
        1978 and he served 28 years as a Member of Congress representing the 
        fifth congressional district of Minnesota;
Whereas in 1979, as a freshman legislator, Martin Olav Sabo was appointed to 
        serve on the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
        and he later became Ranking Member of the Subcommittees on 
        Transportation and Homeland Security of the Committee on Appropriations 
        of the House of Representatives;
Whereas Martin Olav Sabo--

    (1) championed investments in roads and bridges, transit systems, 
aviation infrastructure, railways, nonmotorized corridors, and other 
transportation projects, including the first light rail transit line in 
Minnesota (commonly known as the ``Blue Line''), the Hennepin Avenue 
bridge, and the Midtown Greenway; and

    (2) provided critical funding--

    G    (A) to foster economic development initiatives;

    G    (B) to expand housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income 
families;

    G    (C) to protect the environment;

    G    (D) to support law enforcement;

    G    (E) to promote agricultural production and research;

    G    (F) to establish the Department of Homeland Security; and

    G    (G) to strengthen the Department of Defense;

Whereas Martin Olav Sabo served on the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
        Representatives for 8 years, including--

    (1) 2 years as Ranking Member; and

    (2) 2 years as Chairman during the 103rd Congress, a period during 
which Martin Olav Sabo shepherded through enactment into law on August 10, 
1993, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66), 
which many contend paved the way to a balanced budget in 1998, the first 
balanced budget of the United States since 1969;

Whereas Martin Olav Sabo was concerned with the growing disparity between 
        workers at the top of the income ladder and those at the bottom and on 
        October 13, 1993, Martin Olav Sabo introduced H.R. 3278, 103rd Congress, 
        entitled the ``Income Equity Act of 1993'', and Martin Olav Sabo 
        reintroduced that legislation in each subsequent Congress in which he 
        served;
Whereas Martin Olav Sabo was a long-time fan of baseball and the Minnesota Twins 
        and wore a Minnesota Twins team uniform each spring as a player on, and 
        the manager of, the Democratic team in the annual congressional baseball 
        game;
Whereas the Martin Olav Sabo Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was named after 
        Representative Sabo;
Whereas Martin Olav Sabo retired from the House of Representatives in 2006 and 
        later served as--

    (1) co-chair of the National Transportation Policy Project of the 
Bipartisan Policy Center; and

    (2) a member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority; and

Whereas Martin Olav Sabo will be remembered as a strong, civil legislator with 
        an understated demeanor that earned him the reputation of being able to 
        work on a bipartisan basis to get things done for the fifth 
        congressional district of Minnesota, the State of Minnesota, and the 
        United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the life and accomplishments of the Honorable 
        Martin Olav Sabo;
            (2) remembers the work that Martin Olav Sabo accomplished 
        to balance the Federal budget, improve transportation and 
        housing, and bring attention to the growing disparity between 
        high- and low-wage earners; and
            (3) recognizes the indelible legacy that Martin Olav Sabo 
        has left on the State of Minnesota and the United States.
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