Measure fails to get 60 votes needed to pass . It would have added one percent supplemental tax on windfall income . WASHINGTON ( CNN ) -- Republicans say it shows they are willing to take on Big Oil . Minority leader calls the tax ` ` a gimmick '' and ` ` political charade ''
Measure fails to get 60 votes needed to pass . It would have added one percent supplemental tax on windfall income . Republicans say it shows they are willing to take on Big Oil . Minority leader calls the tax ` ` a gimmick '' and ` ` political charade ''