Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, said she gladly takes ownership of the recently passed tax reform bill.

“I’ll own it because I believe the average person in our area is going to see a benefit,” she said Wednesday during an interview and meeting with The Columbian Editorial Board. “That’s a risk I’m willing to take.”

She said that if five years down the road it turns out she was wrong, she’s not wed to the policy.

“I have no problem saying, ‘OK, this has to change, we have to fix this,’ ” Herrera Beutler said.

Perhaps one of the largest criticisms of the tax bill is that while cuts for corporations are permanent, cuts benefiting the individual sunset in 2025.