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title: "WATCH LIVE: House meets as Rep. Tom Kean Jr. says he was absent from Congress while recovering from depression"
date: 2026-06-30
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url: https://panamadaily.news/2026/06/30/watch-live-house-meets-as-rep-tom-kean-jr-says-he-was-absent-from-congress-while-recovering-from-depression/
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  - "World"
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# WATCH LIVE: House meets as Rep. Tom Kean Jr. says he was absent from Congress while recovering from depression

"It is physical, it is emotional, and until you experience it yourself, it is difficult to fully understand how powerful this illness can be," he said on the House floor.

[Read the full story at PBS](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-long-missing-rep-tom-kean-jr-expected-to-address-mysterious-absence-on-house-floor)