Trump Tax Bill: Here's How McMorris Rodgers, Newhouse Voted

WASHINGTON, DC - You don't have to be telepathic or a genius to guess how our Democrat and Republican representatives voted on the "tax bill" passed in the House Thursday. They voted totally along party lines, as did all the other Washington members of Congress.

In fact, no Democrat voted for the bill and 13 Republicans (Cathy was not among them) voted against it. It's a polarizing thing. But what is it?

Here's a brief explanation from the Washington Post:

The main goal of the House's "Tax Cut and Jobs Act" is to lower taxes on companies in an effort to make them more competitive and discourage them from moving abroad. The bill reduces the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent and the rate for pass-through businesses down to 25 percent (with some restrictions). Many families would also pay less, although Ryan has admitted that won't be the case for everyone.

OK, anyway, it's 440 pages and written in that strange parliamentary legalese that only lobbyists and lawyers understand. You can read it here if you want.

Here's the unsurprising way Washington state U.S. Reps voted:

Democrats

• DelBene, N
• Heck, N
• Jayapal, N
• Kilmer, N
• Larsen, N
• Smith, N

Republicans

• Herrera Beutler, Y
• McMorris Rodgers, Y
• Newhouse, Y
• Reichert, Y

Photo: A House staff member affixes a sign that says "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" ahead of a gathering of House Republicans making statements to the media following a vote on the GOP tax overhaul bill, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Image via Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press