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Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-New Jersey) has pledged to be \u201ccompletely transparent\u201d upon his return about what happened.<\/strong><\/p>

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Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-New Jersey) in 2023. (Mariam Zuhaib\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-New Jersey) returned to the U.S. House on Tuesday, ending a mysterious four-month-long absence that drew national media attention and triggered concerns within his party about protecting the narrow Republican House majority.<\/p>\n

Kean was seen on the House floor shortly before 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

Kean and his team have dodged questions about his whereabouts and condition since his last vote March 5. Under rising pressure to address his disappearance, Kean shared a social media post on April 27<\/a> saying he was dealing with an unspecified \u201cpersonal medical issue\u201d but did not disclose the nature or severity of his condition.<\/p>\n

After Kean won his primary unopposed earlier this month, he posted<\/a> that he would return to Capitol Hill \u201cwithin a matter of weeks\u201d and would be \u201ccompletely transparent\u201d about the nature of his medical condition once back.<\/p>\n

Kean, a second-term congressman, is running for reelection in one of Congress\u2019s most vulnerable Republican districts. As Kean\u2019s secretiveness fueled intrigue, Republicans became increasingly concerned<\/a> that his prolonged absence could cost them his swing seat and potentially their House majority.<\/p>

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Kean\u2019s absence also made life more difficult for GOP leadership, which has navigated tight votes in recent months on restraining President Donald Trump\u2019s war powers in Iran<\/a> and reauthorizing a controversial section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.<\/p>\n

But Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) continued to defended Kean. Asked about the congressman\u2019s absence at a June 3 news conference, Johnson said he had spoken with Kean on the phone days earlier and knew what his health issue was but that he would leave it to the congressman to share more details when he returned.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a scandalous thing at all. People deal with health issues. Maybe that\u2019s a news flash for you, but even members of Congress get sick,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n

Kean, who missed votes Monday evening, will have a light first week: The House is scheduled to leave town Thursday for a week-long recess.<\/p>

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