It's time for Congress to work like Montanans

The first news stories of each New Year usually feature people working around the clock to make our communities great. Routine coverage includes the men and women who protect our neighborhoods, maintain our roadways and make it possible to access health care at any time of the day or night. It’s a subtle reminder that Montanans value their way of life and are working together to protect it.

Health care workers will continue to advance progress as the state’s largest labor force. They are the doctors and nurses who delivered the first babies after midnight, the therapists and counselors...