Rep. Scott Perry blasts those who feel sense of entitlement in Congress because of their military service

On March 6, 2014 Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsyvania asked for and was granted permision to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding an issue he feels passionately about:

“Mr. Speaker, recently recorded in political dialogue was a statement about one of my colleagues somehow feeling that his military service “entitled him to a seat in Congress.”

“Mr. Speaker, no one in the military feels that their service entitles them to anything. I am deeply disappointed in the implication that because I served my country, I feel entitled to serve in this esteemed body–or, for that matter, to anything. My colleague didn’t pledge an oath of service to God and country because he felt he would get something in return.”