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Hey there, folks. It is Tuesday, June 30th, and as promise, the mystery of the missing

congressman has been solved.

After four months of not being seen in public, New Jersey Congressman showed back up on

the House floor and explained why he's been gone. Some people didn't appreciate his explanation. And with that, welcome to this

episode of Amy and TJ. We're talking about Tom Kane, Jr. hasn't been to work since March.

Showed up at work today. Yes, he missed 140 votes in total, missed four months of work, offered zero explanation other than a, I guess

he said, an unexplained or an unspecified, I believe was the word, an unspecified medical

condition. Well, he stood on the house floor and explained to his colleagues that he was

diagnosed with depression.

What was your reaction to that? I was waiting on more of a buildup, quite frankly,

given all the mystery that was surrounding this, he didn't want to be seen publicly,

even seen, didn't say a word? What did you make when you heard depression?

I was shocked.

I was too, baby.

Look, I am, and I think anyone can, I feel like in this day and age, most people respect that mental illness is absolutely a disease.

It can be a fatal disease, and it deserves the attention and the respect of any other disease. And it hasn't for historically speaking. So I understand the importance

of sharing a story of discussing mental health issues. But I think this was a little tone deaf on his part in the sense

that here you have a wealthy, prominent, powerful member of Congress who comes from a family

of means and power. And to explain to the American people now four months later and your

colleagues that you have been in a treatment facility being treated for depression. I think

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