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




                        TRIBUTE TO DYLAN VORBACH

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, now on my chief speech writer, Dylan 
Vorbach. I admit that when Dylan's long-time predecessor, Andy Quinn, 
told me he was leaving, I worried what I would do without him. After 
all, the rapport you build with a speech writer is built on a lot of 
trust.
  I shouldn't have worried. Dylan stepped right into the senior role 
and quickly became an invaluable partner in my preparations for all 
sorts of speaking engagements, especially on the topic of American 
leadership, which is what I have focused on so heavily.
  Dylan is a consummate professional: loyal, reliable, and steady. He 
is a high-capacity, low-drama individual--an ideal combination for a 
job where everything can change on you in an instant.

  When we engage in daily partisan warfare, Dylan's pen is as sharp as 
they come. But Dylan carries a unique piece of his own portfolio as 
well.
  This institution is special, and the Senate leaders have a 
responsibility to the institution on certain occasions to speak not 
only for ourselves but also for our colleagues: a funeral for a beloved 
colleague, a tribute to a retiring doorkeeper, a heroic Congressional 
Gold Medal recipient, or the Senate spouses who really keep all of us 
grounded. In each and every moment, Dylan strikes the perfect grace 
note. He makes us look better than we are, and that serves us all very, 
very well.
  I am not quite sure how a young man raised in New England has managed 
to become an honorary son of the South, but ever since Dylan came to us 
from our former colleague Luther Strange, he has hung onto an extra 
talent for channeling the best parts of our country.
  But Dylan's talents extend far beyond putting words on a page. 
Somehow, his idea of unwinding on the weekend is a multiday baking 
project or an off-road bike race. I am just grateful he hasn't broken 
any of his typing fingers.
  So, Dylan, thank you so much.

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