Critical House race that could decide control of Congress hits home stretch as GOP rep warns what's at stake
PRAIRIE CITY, Iowa — Iowa's 1st Congressional District is shaping up to be one of the closest races in the country as Republicans try to hold their razor-thin majority in the House, and Fox News Digital spoke to Rep.Mariannette Miller-Meeks about her pitch to keep the seat in GOP hands and what Democrats taking back control would mean."Common sense over crazy.
This is just common sense over crazy communism," Miller-Meeks told Fox News Digital about her opponent, former Democratic state Rep.Christina Bohannan, who Miller-Meeks said is "perfectly in alignment" with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).Miller-Meeks accused Bohannan, who the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has labeled a "DEI queen," of supporting progressive priorities during her time in the Iowa House that aren't in line with where the majority of Iowa voters stand."My opponent has not supported law enforcement, she tries to hide where she is on open borders, she has voted against every single tax cut while she was an Iowa legislator and said that the working family's tax cut was dangerous and would get rid of all of it," Miller-Meeks said.
"Then she talks about in her campaign ads supporting tax cuts for the middle class.She also supported keeping boys in girls sports and boys and girls locker rooms."HOUSE GOP BILL MOVES TO CLOSE WHISTLEBLOWER GAPS EXPOSED BY MINNESOTA MEDICAID FRAUD SCANDALRep.
Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, spoke to Fox News Digital in Prairie City, Iowa, about the high-stakes race for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District.(Fox News Digital/Andrew Mark Miller ; Iowa Legislature)Miller-Meeks, who spoke to Fox News Digital at a Department of Agriculture roundtable talking to farmers about their needs and the Trump administration's efforts to lower burdensome farming regulations, said that over the next month until the election her campaign will continue to "make sure that we're serving Iowans, that were out meeting with constituents answering their ques...