New Jersey Republican Representative Tom Kean, Jr., who has missed nearly 50 roll call votes since early March, broke his silence Monday in a statement explaining his absence as a "personal medical issue." The two-term congressman has not voted since March 5, prompting concern from colleagues in both parties—and questions from his New Jersey GOP colleagues, who told Politico last week they had not heard from him despite repeated calls and texts. Newsweek reached out to Kean's office via email