Families are gearing up for Memorial Day vacations over the next few days, the good news for travelers is that oil prices are falling. Gasoline prices have dipped below $4 a gallon. Headlines across the nation are optimistic, but it's not time to start celebrating yet. Gas prices are still higher than they have to be.

Heritage expert Nick Loris says that both Congress and the administration have failed to act constructively to remove obstacles that would allow the market to respond more effectively to high oil prices and there are a number of things they can still be doing.

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