Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) addressed his prolonged absence from Capitol Hill in a statement Monday, saying he will be back on the job “very soon.”
Kean, who has not voted in the House since March 5 due to an undisclosed medical problem, said he plans to “return to a full schedule and be at 100 percent.”
“I want to thank my constituents and colleagues for their patience as I address a personal medical issue,” his statement said. “My doctors continue to assure me that my recovery will be complete and that I will be back to the job I love very soon. I expect to return to a full schedule and be at 100 percent.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) confirmed last week that he had spoken to Kean, saying he talked to the congressman on the phone.
“I was happy to speak to Tom Kean Jr. this afternoon by phone,”
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