HERSHEY, Pa. — Congressional Republicans journeyed to a town famous for its chocolate Thursday, no doubt hoping that some of that sweetness rubs off as they spend a two-day policy retreat trying to forge consensus on divisive issues like immigration.

Republicans control all of Congress for the first time in eight years, and the House and Senate GOP are holding a joint retreat for the first time in a decade. The main focus of the confab in Hershey, Pa., aides say, is to build relationships and to get a sense of where various members and factions stand on key issues like Obamacare and tax reform.