[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 142 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6037-S6038]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO RYAN FLYNN

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, of course, the excellent work of our 
researchers and the whole team gets a major leg up thanks to the 
talents of my digital director, Ryan Flynn.
  For as long as digital media have played a major role in politics, I 
have been fortunate to have a maven on the team making sure we could 
compete in a fast-changing online landscape. Each one has brought a 
unique perspective and incredible talents.
  Ryan has met this high bar and pushed it even higher. He has excelled 
at a job that requires him to wear multiple hats. In a single day, he 
is in the trenches of online messaging campaigns and racing around the 
Capitol in real life to capture and preserve important moments for 
posterity.
  Aside from a small handful of senior-most advisers, Ryan is often the 
only one in the room with me in the highest profile meetings with 
foreign heads of state and other notables, and he just takes it all in 
stride.
  I am grateful that Ryan's wife Clare allows us to occupy so much of 
his time. I know the team is particularly grateful for Ryan's ability 
to lighten even the most demanding situations--sometimes with sincere 
encouragement, sometimes with a practical joke.
  Ryan, thank you for all the hard work. Or as you say yourself, 
``Thanks for playing.''

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