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Missing New Jersey GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. expects to return 'in the next couple of weeks'
Key takeaways
- (R-N.J.) is attempting to end speculation about when he may return from a mysterious monthslong absence from Congress, telling a New Jersey newspaper on Thursday that he plans to be back in the next couple of weeks.
- House, has not cast a vote since March 5 due to what he said in late April was a personal medical issue, without providing specifics.
- The 57-year-old representative said on Thursday that his doctors were confident that he was on the road to a full recovery, describing his prognosis as positive.
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Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) is attempting to end speculation about when he may return from a mysterious monthslong absence from Congress, telling a New Jersey newspaper on Thursday that he plans to be back in the next couple of weeks.
I anticipate that in the next couple of weeks, I ll return to voting and to the campaign trail, Kean told the New Jersey Globe in his first public interview in weeks, adding that he was in touch daily with his congressional office.
Kean, who is seeking a third term in the U.S. House, has not cast a vote since March 5 due to what he said in late April was a personal medical issue, without providing specifics.
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