,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ghb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #ab1 #bjad
 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,education and the
 ,workforce  ,,resolution  ,honoring    
,steve ,sauls on his retirement as      
,florida ,international ,university's   
,vice ,president of ,governmental       
,relations4  ,whereas1 ,steve ,sauls is 
retiring in ,december #bjad following a 
distinguished public service career     
spanning more than four decades2        
,whereas1 ,steve ,sauls has spent much  
of the past two decades helping build   
,florida ,international ,university     
7,,fiu7 into a top public research      
institution with more than #eb1jjj      
students and #aij degree programs2      
,whereas1 under ,steve ,sauls'          
leadership1 ,,fiu has secured over #ejj 
million for construction projects1      
formed numerous public-private          
partnerships1 established medical and   

law schools1 and grown to become        
,florida's second largest university and
 the fourth largest in the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas1 ,steve ,sauls has    
served as a lobbyist1 legislative       
strategist1 fundraiser1 senior political
 advisor to ,members of ,congress       
including former ,florida ,governor and 
,u4,s4 ,senator ,bob ,graham1 and as    
,,fiu's ,vice ,president of             
,governmental ,relations2 ,whereas1     
,steve ,sauls' exemplary accomplishments
 include authoring the ,refugee         
,education ,assistance ,act of #aihj1   
launching ,office ,depot's ,education   
and ,diversity ,partnership ,program1   
securing unprecedented protections for  
the ,florida ,everglades1 and obtaining 
funding for the ,international          
,hurricane ,center2 ,whereas1 ,steve    
,sauls has earned the respect and trust 
of his colleagues1 government leaders1  
and education stakeholders2 ,whereas1   
,steve ,sauls has impacted millions of  
,americans and their families through   

his work2 ,whereas1 ,steve ,sauls is a  
fifth-generation ,floridian who was born
 and raised in ,lakeland1 ,florida2     
,whereas1 ,steve ,sauls earned a        
,bachelor of ,science in ,journalism    
from the ,university of ,florida and a  
,master's ,degree in ,public            
,administration from ,george ,washington
 ,university2 ,whereas1 ,steve ,sauls'  
hobbies include cycling1 kayaking1      
listening to ,brazilian bossa nova1 and 
watching the ,sundance ,channel2        
,whereas1 ,steve ,sauls has long been an
 active member of the ,miami ,beach     
,cultural ,arts ,council1 ,greater      
,miami ,chamber of ,commerce1           
,seven_/#ej1 and the ,southeast         
,florida's ,regional ,planning ,project2
 and ,whereas1 ,steve ,sauls considers  
his greatest achievement to be the      
successes of the many students he has   
mentored3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
the ,u4,s4 ,house of ,representatives-- 
7#a7 honors ,steve ,sauls for his       
invaluable service to ,florida          

,international ,university1 the ,state  
of ,florida1 and the ,united ,states2   
and  7#b7 encourages ,americans to join 
us in thanking ,steve ,sauls for his    
many contributions to our ,nation and   
congratulating him on a well-deserved   
retirement4