2026-06-19T14:54:20.357Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
- 共和党众议员小汤姆·基恩的发言人表示，他将在缺席三个月后于6月30日重返众议院。
- 基恩上一次投票是在3月5日，他曾提及个人健康问题但未透露细节。
- 他的缺席让共和党在2026年中期选举前本就微弱的众议院多数席位优势变得更加紧张。
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共和党众议员小汤姆·基恩的发言人向《纽约时报》透露，他将于6月30日返回众议院，这意味着这位新泽西州众议员神秘缺席国会山三个月的日子即将结束。
“正如这位议员此前所言，他返岗后将完全公开这一健康状况，”尼利向时报表示，“30日你们将亲自听到他的说法。”
《新泽西环球报》最先报道了基恩的预计返岗日期。CNN已联系基恩的办公室寻求置评。
基恩上一次在众议院投票是在3月5日，此后就未曾在华盛顿露面。这位众议员在4月下旬表示，他正在处理“个人健康问题”，但他本人及其办公室都未说明具体问题是什么。6月的初选当天，基恩曾表示他将“在数周内”恢复线下办公，并届时“完全公开我的健康状况细节”。
他的缺席引发了诸多猜测，国会山内部对他的健康状况和下落充满担忧，促使一些媒体前往其选区探访他并与选民交谈。
这一情况也让华盛顿的众议院共和党人陷入困境，共和党领袖不得不在没有他投票的情况下维持微弱的议会优势。此事也引发了疑问：他长期缺席华盛顿是否会影响他在2026年中期选举中保住本就竞争激烈的席位。
基恩正在争取连任他的新泽西州第七国会选区的第三个任期。他在初选中无对手参选，获得了总统唐纳德·特朗普的背书，接下来他将与民主党候选人、前海军直升机飞行员丽贝卡·贝内特展开角逐。
在缺席期间，基恩多次表示将很快返回国会山，但直到此前，他本人及其办公室都未明确具体返岗时间。
基恩在4月下旬表示，他的“医生一再向我保证，我将完全康复，很快就能回到我热爱的工作岗位。我预计将恢复满负荷工作，回到100%的状态。”
5月下旬，他在接受《新泽西环球报》电话采访时表示，医生确信他“正走在完全康复的道路上”，他预计“未来几周内”就能返回岗位。
6月2日，基恩在X平台上发表声明，承诺将“在数周内”恢复线下办公，并公开自己的健康状况。
“我比以往任何时候都更有活力，继续为新泽西州第七选区的民众奋斗，”声明中写道，“目前我专注于康复，在医疗专业人士的建议下，我将在数周内从远程办公转为线下办公。”
尽管基恩似乎并未向大多数同事透露自己的健康状况，但他曾与众议院议长迈克·约翰逊沟通过。
约翰逊本月对记者表示，他了解基恩的健康问题，但表示将尊重基恩的要求，不透露其健康状况细节或缺席原因。
“他精神状态很好，”约翰逊在6月3日说道，“他正在接受医疗护理，医生告诉他需要再多一点时间恢复。这就是我能说的全部。这根本不是什么丑闻——人们都会遇到健康问题。”
基恩的办公室始终表示，在他缺席期间，其助手一直在“不间断地”为新泽西州第七国会选区服务。基恩的社交媒体账号发布了不少帖子，庆祝节日、向选民致敬、宣传为选区争取到的联邦资金，甚至宣布基恩加入国会核心小组会议。但基恩本人从未出现在这些账号发布的照片中。
CNN的劳伦·福克斯为本报道贡献了内容。
New Jersey congressman absent from Capitol Hill for months set to return June 30
2026-06-19T14:54:20.357Z / CNN
- Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. will return to the House on June 30 after a three-month absence, his spokesperson has said.
- Kean last voted on March 5 and has cited a personal medical issue without providing details.
- His absence has complicated the GOP’s razor-thin House majority ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.
Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. will return to the House on June 30, a spokesperson told The New York Times, which would mark an end to the New Jersey congressman’s mysterious, three-month long absence from Capitol Hill.
“As the congressman has previously stated, upon his return he will be fully transparent about this medical condition,” Neely told the Times, saying, “You’ll hear from him in person on the 30th.”
The New Jersey Globe first reported on Kean’s expected return date. CNN has reached out to representatives for Kean for comment.
Kean last cast a vote in the House on March 5 and hasn’t been seen in Washington since. The congressman said in late April that he was dealing with a “personal medical issue,” but neither he nor his office has specified what the issue is. In June, on the day of his primary election, Kean said he would return to in-person work “within a matter of weeks” — and would at that time “be completely transparent as to the nature of my medical condition.”
The mystery over his absence has fueled rampant speculation and concern on Capitol Hill about his condition and whereabouts, prompting some media outlets to visit his district to search for him and talk to constituents.
It’s also rattled House Republicans in Washington, with GOP leaders forced to navigate a razor-thin margin without his vote. It has raised questions about whether his lengthy absence from Washington could hurt his chances of retaining what was already a competitive seat in the 2026 midterm elections.
Kean is seeking a third term in his sprawling, suburban seat. He ran unopposed in his primary with the endorsement of President Donald Trump, and he will face off against Democrat and former Navy helicopter pilot Rebecca Bennett.
Throughout the absence, Kean has said he will return to Capitol Hill soon, but until now, neither he nor his office had specified exactly when he would be back.
The congressman said in late April that his “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.”
In late May, he told the New Jersey Globe in a telephone interview his doctors were confident he’s “on the road to a full recovery” and he anticipated a return “in the next couple of weeks.”
In his statement on X on June 2, Kean pledged to return to in person work “within a matter of weeks” and to be transparent about his condition.
“I am more energized than ever to keep fighting for the people of New Jersey’s 7th District,” the statement said. “Right now I am focused on my recovery and under the advice of healthcare professionals, I will transition from virtual work to in person work within a matter of weeks.”
Though Kean appears to have left most colleagues in the dark about his condition, he has spoken with House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Johnson told reporters this month he was aware of Kean’s health issue, but said he would respect Kean’s request that he not disclose the details of his condition or what caused his absence.
“He is in good spirits,” Johnson said on June 3. “He is under the care of health care providers, and they’ve told him he needs a little bit longer to recover. Now that’s all I can say. That all he said. It is not a scandalous thing at all — people deal with health issues.”
Kean’s office has maintained that his aides have continued to serve New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District “uninterrupted” throughout his absence. Kean’s social media accounts have issued posts celebrating holidays, honoring constituents, touting federal funding secured for his district and even announcing Kean’s membership in the Congressional Crypto Caucus. But Kean himself hasn’t appeared in any pictures posted to the accounts.
CNN’s Lauren Fox contributed to this report.
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