Virginia’s governor, Sen. Warner and other members of the congressional delegation met for more than an one hour today with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and afterwards the Virginians were cautiously optimistic about preserving significant pieces of Joint Forces Command in Hampton Roads.

Working with his colleagues from Virginia and Marlyand, including Senator Jim Webb and Congressman Jim Moran, Senator Warner successfully added $300 million to the FY2011 military construction appropriations bill to specifically address ways to mitigate current and future traffic congestion at Fort Belvoir and Maryland's Bethesda Naval Hospital.