At Annual GOP Retreat, Party Seeks To Sharpen 2018 Focus
Congressional Republicans are holding their annual policy retreat to debate their 2018 policy agenda and the political stakes for the party this midterm election year.
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. — A tragic train wreck almost put an early end to this year's GOP policy retreat as lawmakers grappled with whether or not to carry on after an Amtrak train carrying them to the Greenbrier Resort collided with a garbage truck and resulted in at least one fatality.
"Personally I gave it a lot of thought. I was very conflicted. Every ounce of me said: Get home to Texas as fast as you can," said Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, a physician who
