共和党籍新泽西州联邦众议员汤姆·基恩（Tom Kean Jr.）就因抑郁症住院数月而缺席国会投票一事作出回应，表示他在寻求新泽西州竞争激烈的第七国会选区连任之际，状态“比以往更强”。
Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., is responding to questions about missed congressional votes following a months-long hospitalization for depression, saying he is "stronger than ever" as he seeks re-election in New Jersey's competitive 7th District.
在接受“福克斯新闻简报”播客采访时，基恩谈及了今年早些时候的住院经历，解释称他缺席国会是因医疗急症。
Speaking on "The Fox News Rundown" podcast, Kean discussed his hospital stay earlier this year, explaining that his absence from Congress was due to a medical emergency.
“谁也无法预约医疗急症，我们在住院期间就已与外界沟通并告知，我家里出现了医疗情况，那就是我，”他对福克斯新闻记者迈克·伊曼纽尔（Mike Emanuel）说。
"Nobody can schedule a medical emergency, and we were able to discuss and tell people while I was in the hospital that we [had] a medical situation in the family with me," he told Fox News’ Mike Emanuel.
“我复出后也在众议院议程发言中表示，我因抑郁症住过院，因为我想消除与任何心理健康状况相关的污名，”他补充道。
"I also spoke on the House floor when I returned that I'd been in the hospital for depression because I want to get rid of the stigma associated with any mental health condition," he added.
6月，基恩重返众议院，并披露自己在医院接受数月治疗后被诊断患有抑郁症。
In June, Kean returned to the House and disclosed that he had been diagnosed with depression after spending months in the hospital receiving treatment.
自3月初以来，基恩一直缺席国会，在公开确诊前缺席了100多次投票。这一长期缺席引发了两党议员要求透明化的呼声，并成为其民主党挑战者、前海军直升机飞行员丽贝卡·贝内特（Rebecca Bennett）在该竞争激烈选区中的攻击焦点。伊曼纽尔询问基恩，缺席是否影响了他在选民中的地位。
Kean had been absent from Congress since early March, missing more than 100 votes before publicly disclosing his diagnosis. The extended absence drew calls for transparency from lawmakers in both parties and became a focal point for his Democratic challenger, former Navy helicopter pilot Rebecca Bennett, in the competitive district. Emanuel asked Kean whether his absence had affected his standing with voters.
“正如我所说，我感觉比以往更强。我对选民说的也是刚才跟你谈的同一个问题。我不得不认真对待自己的心理健康，必须进行治疗，”基恩说。
"As I said, I'm feeling stronger than ever. And I tell them the same issue that I just talked to you about. The fact that I had to treat my own mental health, I had to take that seriously," Kean said.
“我离开的那些月份都在医院度过。我在众议院议程发言中承认患有抑郁症，现在我们需要消除与心理健康治疗相关的任何污名，”他补充道。
"I was in the hospital for those months that I was away. I spoke on the House floor that I had depression, and now we need to get rid of any stigma associated with mental health treatment," he added.
基恩还提到了自己的立法记录，强调他在新泽西州推动两党立法，旨在要求健康保险公司为心理健康治疗和身体疾病治疗提供同等保障。他表示，自己在华盛顿继续推动类似的努力。
Kean also pointed to his legislative record, highlighting his work on bipartisan legislation in New Jersey that sought to require health insurers to provide equal coverage for mental and physical health treatment. He said he continues to pursue similar efforts in Washington.