With the price of crude oil going down, why is the price of gasoline going up?

Watching Congress live today is a bit like watching the Howdy Doody show with his Peanut Gallery!

A politician used the word "sycophant" in a news article but I didn't know what that word meant. So I googled it. Here is the answer "a person who acts obsequiously..." So, now I know two words that I don't know the meaning of.