When will our elected legislators/public officers address the rising cost of energy throughout America?

Lossie Mae Powledge, 93 years old, residing at 195 Chickasaw St, Ripley, TN 38063, electric bill is constantly costing $500 monthly, year round, and the cost of gasoline has risen above $3.00 per gal. Why can't we put a cap on that? There are those in the state of Tennessee paying more for utility use than their house notes or rent cost. Is there a break for senior citizens? Do the American people need to come together and boycott the gas companies, car pool for months, walk to work, sacrifice vacationing for a year to let these oil companies know that we do not have to and will not be pimped by their companies and constant rising cost of energy in our nation.