Republican Tom Kean Jr. Set to Return to Congress After Long Unexplained Absence
Kean’s spokesman said he will return to work Tuesday after missing more than 100 votes amid questions about an unspecified medical condition.
- Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returns to Washington on Tuesday after a four-month absence, with spokesperson Harrison Neely stating Kean will be "fully transparent" regarding his unexplained health condition during a planned floor speech.
- Since March, Kean has missed more than 100 votes, complicating House Republican efforts to pass legislation with their razor-thin 218-212 majority while leadership struggled to track the congressman.
- Aides maintained Kean was "under a doctor's care" for a "personal medical issue" for months without specifics, while the congressman comes from a lineage of public servants stretching 250 years and faces reelection against Democrat Rebecca Bennett.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson urged Kean to explain his absence, while House Democratic campaign chief Suzan Delbene recently insisted he be transparent with constituents as operatives targeted the seat for Democrats this November.
- Trump has endorsed Kean's reelection bid despite the controversy, and the congressman is expected to continue his campaign for the seat, which has changed hands in recent midterm elections.
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AWOL Lawmaker Returning to Congress After 4 Months
Tom Kean Jr. , the New Jersey Republican who's been away from Congress for almost four months, is expected to re-emerge in public after months of speculation about the unspecified medical condition he says has kept him away from Washington. Kean, 57, a second-term lawmaker and scion of a New Jersey...
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