[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17632-17633]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING STEVE SAULS

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                     HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 10, 2014

  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 
outstanding accomplishments and extraordinary career of Steve Sauls, 
the outgoing Vice President for Government Relations at Florida 
International University.
  There are many of us who just a few decades ago remember a much more 
nascent FIU. Today, serving over 50,000 students and helping to anchor 
a thriving South Florida, Florida International University has rapidly 
grown into the first-class research university and flagship public 
institution that this community has always deserved.
  I am proud of today's FIU, and in short, much credit is deserved by 
Steve Sauls for helping make that a reality.
  Our paths first crossed as young staffers in Tallahassee, where I 
encountered a thoughtful, personable, and whip-smart colleague. From 
there, Steve's drive and commitment to service propelled him onto a 
distinguished career. Fortunately, he took FIU on that rise with him.

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  From the establishment of its medical and law schools, to building 
its federal research portfolio, to its mission of training the next 
generation of high-skilled STEM graduates, to its acquisition of the 
Wolfsonian Museum, Steve has had a hand in nearly every major expansion 
and success of the university.
  On behalf of each of my constituents who have ever stepped into an 
FIU classroom, whose lives have been touched by one of their research 
innovations, or who have ever worn the blue and gold, I thank Mr. Sauls 
for his leadership and decades of public service.
  As this chapter of his career draws to a close, I hope he enjoys a 
joyous and restful break in the company of good friends and family, and 
wish him the best of luck in all his future endeavors.

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