Tag: US Commerce Department

US crude oil exports ban: White House opposes Republican bill

US crude oil exports ban ‘obsolete’ – Republicans WASHINGTON – The White House said Tuesday it opposes a House Republican bill to lift the four-decade-old U.S. ban on crude oil exports. A decision on whether to end the ban should be made by the Commerce Department, not Congress, White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters. Earnest […]