[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 183 (Tuesday, November 29, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8638]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
MARTIN OLAV SABO POST OFFICE
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and
pass the bill (H.R. 8025) to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 100 South 1st Street in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, as the ``Martin Olav Sabo Post Office''.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 8025
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MARTIN OLAV SABO POST OFFICE.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 100 South 1st Street in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the ``Martin Olav
Sabo Post Office''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be
a reference to the ``Martin Olav Sabo Post Office''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from
New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) and the gentleman from Texas (Mr.
Fallon) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.
General Leave
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous
consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and
extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on this matter.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentlewoman from New York?
There was no objection.
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such
time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 8025, to designate the
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 South 1st
Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the Martin Olav Sabo Post Office.
Mr. Martin Olav Sabo was born in Crosby, North Dakota, to Norwegian
immigrant parents. In 1959, he received a bachelor's degree from
Augsburg College in Minneapolis and later pursued graduate studies at
the University of Minnesota.
At the age of 22, Mr. Sabo was elected to the Minnesota House of
Representatives where he later served as minority leader and was the
first Democrat to serve as House Speaker from 1973 to 1978.
In November of 1978, he was elected to the House of Representatives
and served for eight terms. During his tenure, he chaired the House
Budget Committee where he guided the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1993 through the House.
During the 109th Congress, he was a member of the House
Appropriations Committee and served as the ranking member of the
Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
After retiring from Congress, Mr. Sabo was the cochair of the
national transportation policy project at the Bipartisan Policy Center.
In 2016, at the age of 78, Mr. Sabo passed away.
Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring former
Representative Sabo and his accomplishments by naming a post office in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, after him, and I reserve the balance of my
time.
Mr. FALLON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 8025 honors former Congressman Martin Olav Sabo, a
longtime Representative from Minnesota. The Congressman served 28 years
in the House of Representatives, eventually becoming chair of the House
Budget Committee.
One of his proudest achievements was putting together a Federal
budget and a deficit reduction package in 1993 which later would result
in budget surpluses. Prior to his election to Congress in 1978, he
served 18 years in the Minnesota State Legislature including serving as
house minority leader and speaker.
He passed away, sadly, in 2016 at the age of 78.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes
to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. Omar), who is the distinguished
vice chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on
Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International
Organizations.
Ms. OMAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, H.R. 8025,
which designates a U.S. Post Office facility in Minneapolis as the
Martin Olav Sabo Post Office.
I am proud to have the opportunity to honor the late Representative
Martin Olav Sabo, a man who dedicated his life to public service and
represented my district, the Fifth District of Minnesota, for nearly
three decades.
Representative Sabo graduated from the University of Minnesota in
1960 and served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1960
until 1978, the year he was elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives from the great State of Minnesota and represented the
people of the Fifth District.
Representative Sabo served 28 years in the House rising to chair of
the House Budget Committee. He built a career standing up for low-
income families and the middle class and invested in critical
infrastructure and cared for our veterans.
He also delivered millions of dollars in housing and transportation
projects to our district, including the Hiawatha Avenue light rail line
and the Minneapolis Veterans Medical Center. After a long successful
career, the Minneapolis Democrat announced his retirement in 2006 and
was succeeded by my predecessor, Keith Ellison.
Sadly, Representative Sabo passed away in 2016 in his beloved home
State after a lifetime of public service. I am honored to follow in the
footsteps of Minnesotans like Martin Sabo who represented our State
with honor and distinction.
This bill is supported by the whole Minnesota delegation and has
bipartisan support, and I urge my colleagues to support it.
Mr. FALLON. Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield
back the balance of my time.
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I have no further
speakers. I urge passage of H.R. 8025, and I yield back the balance of
my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Lawrence). The question is on the
motion offered by the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B.
Maloney) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 8025.
The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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