House Republicans are fighting to tie Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) to the border crisis and rise of fentanyl, the latest sign that the GOP is looking to hit vulnerable Democrats over Vice President Kamala Harris‘s immigration agenda.

In its first television advertisement, released Tuesday, in Washington’s 3rd District, the National Republican Congressional Committee accuses Perez of ignoring the influx of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border, a major policy concern for voters in the 2024 election.

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