BILLINGS, MT. - Montana's Congressman Denny Rehberg helped arrange White House tours for 80 Montanans during a particularly busy month of tour requests. White House tours are only available through a congressional office, and Rehberg's office normally receives approximately 20 requests a month.

"Some of the most important work I do is for constituent services," said Rehberg, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. "From helping Montanans sort out difficulties with a federal agency, assisting veterans get the honors and benefits they deserve, to arranging tours of the White House and other historic sites, it's a privilege to be able to help the people of Montana in any way I can."

In one week this month, 47 Montanans toured the White House through appointments arranged by Rehberg. The White House normally requests that tours be arranged six months in advance, but often, people are unaware of that requirement when making travel plans. Rehberg's staff can sometimes facilitate constituent requests on a shorter notice through a diligent process of monitoring openings and cancelations.

Rehberg also regularly arranges Washington D.C. tours for the U.S. Capitol, the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress and the monuments. Although those tours are not required to go through a congressional office, Rehberg offers to arrange them as a public service to Montanans and their families.

"Just like Montana's a great place to live, Washington, D.C. is a great place to visit," Rehberg said. "So much history has happened in these buildings, and Montanans can really get a sense of the grandeur of our nation first-hand by visiting the capital. I recommend a trip to Washington, D.C., and am thrilled to hear the accounts of those visits by Montanans."

All tours can be arranged online through Rehberg's website at http://rehberg.house.gov/.