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.

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.

HOUSE GOP BILL MOVES TO CLOSE WHISTLEBLOWER GAPS EXPOSED BY MINNESOTA MEDICAID FRAUD SCANDAL "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." 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, 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 questions, coming before them and being available and doing the great constituent work that we've always done and showing the contrast." The incumbent congressman touted her record of working to bring in a massive steel mill in recent months, creating manufacturing jobs, helping farmers through ethanol and biodiesel policies, improving water quality and supporting conservation.

DEM IN KEY SWING RACE MISSED NEARLY HALF HER STATE HOUSE VOTES WHILE TAKING TAXPAYER SALARY: 'NO SHOW' Voters across the country, including in Iowa, have expressed frustration with the economy, the cost of gas and diesel and the Iran War.

And while Miller-Meeks acknowledged the concerns, she's making the case that putting Democrats back in power isn't the answer because they would roll back the work that has been done by Republicans.