Rep. Nye introduces bill to block JFCOM closure | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com: "U.S. Rep. Glenn Nye, D-2nd District, said Wednesday he has introduced a bill to block closure of the Joint Forces Command, and U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., pledged to do the same in the coming days.
Both lawmakers said their legislation - if approved - would not permit Defense Secretary Robert Gates to proceed with closing the command, known as JFCOM, until he provides a detailed analysis of the budgetary and military impact and benefits of the shutdown.
'This legislation is going to force Secretary Gates to do what he should have done from the beginning,' Nye said in a statement."
