Seldom in this nation’s history has a new Congress come to town facing such an urgent need for action.
Thursday is the opening of the 116th Congress. It begins with a federal government that is in partial shutdown because its predecessor had not been able to agree — among its own members or with the White House — on the most basic responsibility it has, to pass the appropriations necessary for all government agencies to do their jobs.
Among the new leaders coming to Washington are two from Utah: Democratic Rep. Ben McAdams and Republican Sen.