Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez faces vocal crowd at town hall as questions fly

Hundreds lined up for Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez’s town hall in Vancouver, where her break from party left many constituents frustrated.

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Hundreds of people lined up for Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s town hall meeting Thursday, with many unable to get in as the line wrapped around the building.

Inside, some audience members were openly hostile throughout the meeting, shouting down the Democratic congresswoman who occasionally breaks with her party on votes. The meeting featured a series of submitted questions that sparked heated exchanges.

One contentious moment arose when Gluesenkamp Perez was asked about her vote for the SAVE Act, which would require

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