By Julia Malone
| Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 01:37 PM
In an attempt to bring the feuding parties together to wean the nation off foreign oil, Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad on Tuesday said they both want more offshore exploration and more conservation.
The conservative Chambliss, of Georgia, and the liberal-leaning Conrad of North Dakota spoke on CNN about their “gang of 10” senators, including five from each party, who have been meeting together to find a solution to the energy problem.
Conrad said he favors opening more of the Gulf of Mexico to oil exploration.
Chambliss, who prefers more extensive offshore exploration, said he would go along with conservation efforts.
The two senators decided to work together on energy after working in partnership to pass a major farm bill earlier this year. “We know that there are good Republican ideas, there are good Democratic ideas,” Chambliss said. “We simply have got to merge those together.”
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