Overview
- At an Oct. 23 event in Hampden Township, Rep. Chris Deluzio joined local veterans to denounce Rep. Scott Perry’s comments and called for an apology.
- Perry told the Chris Stigall Show that Democrats “get the credential” of military service and that “all their votes say they don’t support America.”
- In a statement to ABC27, Perry said he was referring to “leftists” who use service as a shield rather than all Democrats.
- Deluzio and veterans highlighted Perry’s record, noting his vote against the 2022 PACT Act expanding health benefits for those exposed to toxic burn pits.
- Democrats are using the episode to boost Janelle Stelson in Pennsylvania’s closely divided 10th District after her narrow 2024 loss, with veterans such as lifelong Republican Bob Holmes criticizing Perry’s rhetoric.