IV 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 657 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 22, 2016 

Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. 

WALZ, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. EMMER of Minnesota) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

House Administration 

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; 


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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 DemocraticFarmer-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 minority member of the Subcommittees on 

Transportation and Homeland Security of the Committee 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 

Whereas Martin Olav Sabo— 

(1) ensured that our roads and bridges, transportation systems, aviation infrastructure, railways, and 

nonmotorized corridors were up-to-date and safe for all 

Americans; and 

(2) provided critical funding— 

(A) to support working families; 

(B) to support law enforcement; 

(C) to promote agricultural production and research; 

(D) to establish the Department of Homeland 

Security; and 

(E) to strengthen the Department of Defense; 


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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 minority 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 was a balanced deficit-reduction package that paved the way to a balanced budget 

in 1998, the first balanced budget of the United States 

since 1969; 

Whereas Martin Olav Sabo worked tirelessly to ensure that 

all people of the United States benefit from the Nation’s 

prosperity by fighting to ensure the economy works for 

all Americans; 

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 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors the life and accomplishments of the 

3 Honorable Martin Olav Sabo; 

4 (2) remembers the work that Martin Olav Sabo 

5 accomplished to balance the Federal budget and im6 prove the quality of life of all Americans; and 

7 (3) recognizes the indelible legacy that Martin 

8 Olav Sabo has left on the State of Minnesota and 

9 the United States. 

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