Tom Kean Reveals Depression Treatment After Four-Month Absence from Congress

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. revealed on the House floor on Tuesday his diagnosis for depression led to extended hospital treatment.Kean’s speech to the House floor served as the first time he disclosed the reason for his absence from Congress.He said, “I believe that I owe an explanation to the people of New Jersey’s seventh congressional district, colleagues in this chamber, and to the American people about my absence.”