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White House says still opposes legislative move to lift crude oil export ban

By REUTERS

DECEMBER 11, 2015 20:15

WASHINGTON - The White House said on Friday it opposed legislative action to lift the US ban on crude oil exports as part of negotiations on a spending agreement to fund the US government in 2016.

"We have opposed legislative action that would lift the ban on crude oil exports, primarily because this is already authority that rests with the executive branch," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told a news briefing. "We do not believe it is necessary for Congress to take legislative action in this area."

Ending the ban has been one of the issues delaying a deal being negotiated in the US Congress for a $1.15 trillion funding bill to pay for government operations through September 2016.

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