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) sub-
mitted 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 Representa-
tives and at that time, Martin Olav Sabo was the young-
est 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 Democratic- 
Farmer-Labor Party to serve as Speaker of the Min-
nesota 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 Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and he later be-
came 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, transpor-
tation 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 re-
search; 
(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, in-
cluding— 
(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-re-
duction 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 man-
ager of, the Democratic team in the annual congressional 
baseball game; 
Whereas the Martin Olav Sabo Bridge in Minneapolis, Min-
nesota, was named after Representative Sabo; 
Whereas Martin Olav Sabo retired from the House of Rep-
resentatives 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 dis-
trict of Minnesota, the State of Minnesota, and the 
United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(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 and im-
prove the quality of life of all Americans; and 
(3) recognizes the indelible legacy that Martin 
Olav Sabo has left on the State of Minnesota and 
the United States. 
Æ 
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