WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, a Navy and Army veteran who served in Iraq, took aim at a Republican colleague from across Pennsylvania on Monday after he claimed Democrats “hate the military” and serve for personal advancement.

The GOP criticism — leveled by U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, a Harrisburg-area lawmaker and one of the most vulnerable members of Congress in next year’s midterm elections — came as tensions ran high during the extended federal government shutdown.

In an interview with a conservative podcast host, Mr. Perry said Senate Republicans' latest strategy of trying to pressure Democrats to approve funding for the Department of Defense would likely fail.

“It wouldn’t be any pressure on Democrats anyhow because they hate the military. That’s only a credential that they get

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