Ryan Wrasse

Dad & Husband | Comms for Senate Majority Leader @LeaderJohnThune | Lead Farmhand at the #WrasseFarm | Green Bay @Packers Co-Owner

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

Senate now voting on the SAVE America Act.

[Senate Cloakroom @SenateCloakroom]

NOW VOTING: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to Graham amendment #5779, to Graham substitute amendment #5453 to Cal. #417, S.2, FY2026 Budget Reconciliation.

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

This morning, Sen. Schumer called Border Patrol a "discredited" agency (reminder they ended the Biden Border Crisis). He previously said "nobody respects" them.

Politics is often about differences, and the difference between Rs and Ds on this issue couldn't be more distinct.

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

@seungminkim Can confirm that VAR questions are my favorite questions

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

This will be the *sixth* vote-a-rama of the 119th Congress.

[Senate Periodicals @SenatePPG]

The Senate will convene at 9:30am on Thursday, June 4th. A vote-a-rama is expected to begin at approximately 10:00am.

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

The vote-a-rama for the Secure America Act is expected to begin tomorrow at approximately 10am.

Rest up.

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

Hello from a “strategic location.”

[Metrorail Info @Metrorailinfo]

Red Line: Customers will experience delays in both directions due to a signal problem at Fort Totten. Some trains will offload at strategic locations to minimize train traffic.

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

Not a cloud in the sky at the moment.

[Andrew Desiderio @AndrewDesiderio]

Schumer spox says in part: “The American people deserve to see this debate in the light of day. Every vote will expose the choice at the heart of this bill: Republicans putting Trump first, Democrats fighting for families.”

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

MTP to the Secure America Act during this vote series.

[Senate Cloakroom @SenateCloakroom]

Vote update: At 2:15pm today, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes on the following:
1. Motion to proceed to Cal. #409, S.J.Res.188, Whitehouse CRA Overturning Trump EPA Repeal of Biden Administration’s Anti-Coal MATS Rule.
2. Motion to proceed to Cal. #417, S.2, FY2026 Budget Reconciliation.

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

Forty years = 169,000 floor speeches + more than 43,000 hours of proceedings

[CSPAN @cspan]

.@LeaderJohnThune: "On this day 40 yeas ago, C-SPAN broadcast the United States Senate for the very first time...it's ensured that what happens here is lost neither to the day's news cycle nor to history."

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

Interesting choice. I read somewhere that Bistro Cacao is the swankiest dining spot on the Senate side.

[Adam Wren @adamwren]

A source familiar tells me Platner’s scheduled meeting with Dem senators is set for 3:30p tomorrow at Bistro Cacao in DC.

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

Non-Senate/Metro post: My 5yo son was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes when he was just 17 months old. It's a brutal diagnosis for anyone (especially kids), but he fights it like a champ every single day!

Every year we fundraise on his behalf to raise funds for research, draw attention to this worthy cause, and to show him that he isn't fighting this alone.

Every dollar counts. If you're so inclined, chipping in as little as $5 or $10 would go a long way for @BreakthroughT1D and T1D kids around the country. https://t.co/81Mkv7qGeb

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

As the Leader pointed out, this effort isn't over. You put one foot in front of the next, keep doing the work, and the Senate will pick things up after there's been time for further discussion.

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: THE SENATE will go home until June, leaving the reconciliation bill unfinished.

THUNE just told senators in the room.

All because of the DOJ weaponization fund.

House is expected to follow suit soon.

me and @AndrewDesiderio

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

“Thune started his tenure as Majority Leader by confirming Trump’s cabinet at a historic pace — work that has continued despite Senate Democrats attempting to block every one of Trump’s civilian nominees.” https://t.co/EWAXSCNJSa

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

@BillMelugin_ What an incredibly fun journey this is.

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

Update: After 30 minutes and moving two stops … train has offloaded. No longer showing signs of its old self. It’s fully back.

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

The red line had a good run for a bit, but it’s showing too many signs of its old self these days.

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

The red line had a good run for a bit, but it’s showing too many signs of its old self these days.

[Metrorail Info @Metrorailinfo]

Red Line: Trains are single tracking between Fort Totten and Rhode Island Avenue due to a switch problem outside Rhode Island Avenue. Customers will experience delays in both directions.

[Leader John Thune @LeaderJohnThune]

Because of Democrats’ historic temper tantrum, we will be funding Border Patrol and ICE for the full remainder of President Trump’s term.

We are going to pass the Secure America Act, and with it, we are going to end this conversation about defunding the police.

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

✅ Fastest Cabinet confirmation in 20 years
✅ Longest continuous work period in 15 years
✅ Nearly 800 roll call votes
✅ Nearly 500 nominees confirmed
✅ Passed the Working Families @TaxCuts (100 bills in one)
✅ Secured the border
✅ Slashed Biden-era red tape

[Leader John Thune @LeaderJohnThune]

500 days ago, Republicans had a long to-do list.

We’ve checked a lot of things off, but we still have more to do.

And we’re not about to take our foot off the gas.

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

Senate Republicans have now confirmed nearly every single civilian nominee who’s eligible for floor consideration, far outpacing previous administrations.

[Ryan Wrasse @RWrasse]

Today is the 500th day of the Senate Republican majority. We've taken nearly 800 votes, confirmed the president's Cabinet at the fastest pace in 20 years, and after tonight's vote, the Senate will have confirmed nearly all civilian noms who are available for floor consideration.