Efforts to reverse a 40-year-old ban on domestic crude oil exports through legislative action are not welcome, a White House spokesman said. Congressional leaders are working to pass a massive government funding bill before Friday, when lawmakers break for holiday recess. Included in the measure is language meant to end a ban on U.S. crude oil exports. Similar efforts to reverse the ban have been met with a veto threat from U.S. President Barack Obama . White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the administration continues to stand against legislative efforts to erase the ban. “Our position on that is firm — we oppose it,” he said during […]