I found it kind of interesting that Congress brought in the executives of the big oil companies to explain how they justify their profits when the price of gas is so high and becoming more and more of a burden on citizens ["Oil companies defend their billions in profits," April 2].
But Congress itself has just as much to answer for, because it is at least as much a part of the problem as the oil companies because of the restrictions it has placed on the development and refining of oil.
Maybe it's time that Congress listen to the silent majority, rather than the radical environmentalists, and ease up on legislation that restricts and/or prohibits drilling offshore and in Alaska, as well as restrictions on building refineries, not to mention nuclear power plants.
Perhaps if we got business and government to work together on solving the problem rather than placing blame, positive changes could be made.
Thomas Howie
Spotsylvania