close GOP leaders in the dark about Rep Tom Kean Jr’s absence from Congress Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s, R-N.J., absence from Congress for weeks, missing more than 50 votes since March, on ‘Fox Report.’ NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., delivered an emotional speech Tuesday revealing for the first time the medical condition that kept him away from the House and campaign stops for nearly four months.