Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell got most of the credit.

But in the days leading up to last week’s successful agreement to restart the government, a bipartisan group of about 13 or 14 senators hashed out the key points of the deal.

The group has gotten a lot of attention nationally — partly because it marked a welcome re-emergence of the Senate’s traditional comity and civility, partly because it was led by several Senate women.

And it deserves attention in North Dakota and Minnesota, because both Sens. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., were members.

Kudos to the senators for their willingness not only to support the bipartisan accord but also to take part in its creation. ..............