WATCH: House Repub­li­can opti­mistic about future of the GOP despite stark dif­fer­ences

WATCH: House Republican optimistic about future of the GOP despite stark differences

As Rep. Ken Buck (R‑CO) fol­lows for­mer Ohio Rep. Bill John­son in depart­ing from Con­gress, it’s putting a strain on the GOP at large. Can they main­tain the House major­i­ty? Will the par­ty be able to unite despite its stark dif­fer­ences?
The Wash­ing­ton Examiner’s Natasha Sweat­te asked Rep. Marc Moli­naro (R‑NY) for his thoughts on the recent GOP lead­er­ship con­fer­ence retreat in West Vir­ginia and whether it brought the par­ty togeth­er. While he was unable to attend due to fam­i­ly oblig­a­tions, he said he was opti­mistic about the future of the par­ty.
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“We are a very diverse con­fer­ence ide­o­log­i­cal­ly and geo­graph­i­cal­ly,” Moli­naro explained. “And so it takes a lot to get us to full agree­ment. And I think that that’s some­thing that, by the way, is very sp …