WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) applauded an announcement from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) and United Airlines to invest at least $20 billion to upgrade Washington Dulles International Airport.

"These investments by United and MWAA will help Dulles service almost double the number of planes, passengers, and visitors," said Sen. Warner. "Dulles will not only be an international gateway to our nation's capital, Virginia, and the East Coast, but become a destination itself. I look forward to working with United Airlines, MWAA, the Commonwealth, the Departmen...