Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> The very same week that oil company executives are getting grilled by
> Congress, gas prices at the pump have fallen precipitously from their
> peak last summer.
>
> Coincidence?

Since gas prices are based on the futures market, it's certainly
plausible that people who trade in such things see Congressional
hearings and it quells the price.

But in my area, they've been dropping for a month.