So are opera. And baroque. Couldnt be here. Im sorry. Im going to sing for you for the rest of the hour. Im just kidding. Hows everybody doing this . This is amazing. Oh, my goodness. There are a lot of you here. Its so exciting. And we are honored to be here. We have an opportunity to do Something Special to bring in leadership that we havent seen in a long, long time. The kind of leaders ship that can inspire us to be a different kind of nation, that can inspire us, challenge us to understand that we have a mutual obligation to one another, that we truly one anothers brothers and sisters keepers, that theres more that unites us than divides us. And in order to bring about that kind of change, we need the kind leadership that can touch our souls in a way that we havent felt in a long time and remind us of all the work that we need to do. We are this close to bringing about fundamental change, and i am so excited and honored to be here. But my job today is very simple because i am here
So are opera. And baroque. Couldnt be here. Im sorry. Im going to sing for you for the rest of the hour. Im just kidding. Hows everybody doing this . This is amazing. Oh, my goodness. There are a lot of you here. Its so exciting. And we are honored to be here. We have an opportunity to do Something Special to bring in leadership that we havent seen in a long, long time. The kind of leaders ship that can inspire us to be a different kind of nation, that can inspire us, challenge us to understand that we have a mutual obligation to one another, that we truly one anothers brothers and sisters keepers, that theres more that unites us than divides us. And in order to bring about that kind of change, we need the kind leadership that can touch our souls in a way that we havent felt in a long time and remind us of all the work that we need to do. We are this close to bringing about fundamental change, and i am so excited and honored to be here. But my job today is very simple because i am here
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Member ricketts for his remarks. Thank you med and chair. Thank you assistant secretary and fellow nebraskan jim obrien for being here with us today. The black sea is becoming a Gravitational Center for europes future and is yet another important theater in the great competition us in the peoples republic of china. The war and ukraine is put a spotlight on the region as part of the frontline of this battle against russias aggression. Putin would like Nothing Better than to turn the black sea into a russian lake and its airspace into a nofly zone. Encouragingly recent attacks in crimea have put russias black sea fleet into retreat in the maritime dominance. So much so its not looking for two friends for a new naval base. Georgia must be unequivocal bull in its rejection of the power play into its sovereign territory. What russia is excited to weaponize food supply after withdrawal for the black Sea Green Initiative grain is once again proven to be resilience. During the western black se
Automated systems to notify supervisors when the end of an individuals probationary period is imminent. Agencies have these systems. They just need to use them. My amendment requires supervisors to be net fi notified as a series of regular intervals in advance of the expiration of a probationary period. Notifications occur at one year, six months, and three months before the scheduled completion of a probationary period. This will remind supervisors of their responsibilities to observe employees and provide feedback throughout the probationary period. It will also remind supervisors to decide whether the employee is fit for federal service. I urge members to support this amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman reserves. Does any member seek time for opposition . The chair for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Mr. Connolly i have no speakers on this side. I do rise in opposition to the amendment. The chair the gentleman is r