{"id":592551,"date":"2026-04-28T17:03:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=592551"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:03:24","slug":"congressman-who-has-been-mia-for-almost-2-months-puts-out-statement-that-doesnt-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=592551","title":{"rendered":"Congressman who has been MIA for almost 2 months puts out statement that doesn\u2019t help"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, who seemed to be missing in action, released a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n

Kean, whose last vote was cast on March 5, had apparently not been seen or heard from by colleagues in weeks. The 57-year-old lawmaker resurfaced on Monday to reveal that he has been addressing a \u201cpersonal medical issue,\u201d though he did not provide additional details on the matter.<\/p>\n

Look:<\/p>\n

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pic.twitter.com\/4bnkizkBL5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tom Kean (@KeanForCongress) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI want to thank my constituents and colleagues for their patience as I address a personal medical issue. 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,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI take my responsibilities seriously and have a strong record of showing up and delivering, which makes this absence all the more difficult. I am especially proud of my Congressional team, who have kept constituent services and legislative work moving forward without interruption, and my political team for ensuring the campaign continues to run strong.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI also want to thank my friends and colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their patience and understanding during this time. I appreciate your support and look forward to being back in the near future,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

X users had mixed reactions to the statement:<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s the expected return date\/range? \u201cSoon\u201d isn\u2019t really telling us anything. We also notice you have no problem making stock trades while you are out recuperating.<\/p>\n

\u2014 mitzi snowden (@mitzisnowden) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Wishing you a speedy recovery. \"\ud83d\ude4f\"<\/p>\n

\u2014 George Santos (@Georgesantos) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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This you, @CongressmanKean<\/a> @KeanForCongress<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Why do you demand that other officials disclose the cause of their hospitalizations, but you can\u2019t simply tell your #NJ07<\/a> constituents (whose tax dollars pay your salary & health insurance) what it is that you\u2019re recovering from? pic.twitter.com\/2rzIihYVLr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mathew Helman \u2014 also mathelman.bsky.social (@MatHelman) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Sending you mojo for a quick and full recovery \"\ud83d\udc4a\"<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kim Kavin (@thekimkavin) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Must be nice to just not show up to work and get paid, not have to worry about losing your insurance, spend all your sick days and vacation days<\/p>\n

Must be nice<\/p>\n

\u2014 CynicWithACause (@I_Heart_Growth) April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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May God bless you, Congressman. Praying for a speedy recovery \"\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb\"\"\ud83d\ude07\"<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jerry Caviston (@jerrance_) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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This is a lame excuse. I\u2019m sorry for your health issues, but you have a job to do and if you can\u2019t do the job, maybe someone else can. This is taxpayer money that pays your salary and insurance.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Faye Yaple (@FayeYaple) April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, who seemed to be missing in action, released a statement on Monday. Kean, whose last vote was cast on March 5, had apparently not been seen or heard from by colleagues in weeks. The 57-year-old lawmaker resurfaced on Monday to reveal that he has been addressing a \u201cpersonal medical… Continue reading Congressman who has been MIA for almost 2 months puts out statement that doesn\u2019t help<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":592552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,22,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-592551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-border-security","category-immigration","category-immigration-reform","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=592551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/592552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=592551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=592551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=592551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}