Common sense solutions to lowering your gasoline bills can go far. Carpooling, taking fewer or shorter road trips, and ensuring that your tires are fully inflated can all help stop the pinch at the pump.

S. Before he pled guilty Ney was identified in the guilty pleas of Jack Abramoff former Tom DeLay deputy chief of staff Tony Rudy former DeLay press secretary Michael Scanlon and former Ney chief of staff Neil Volz for receiving lavish gifts in exchange for political favors. As chair of that committee he oversaw operations in the Capitol complex and was sometimes known as the "Mayor of Capitol Hill".