Rep. Kean goes public about depression
Tom Kean (R-N.J.) took the House floor to announce he's been absent because of depression. "This is not an easy speech to give. I'm a private person by nature," he said.
Rare moment of actual vulnerability from a sitting congressman instead of the usual corporate performance.
A Republican congressman publicly acknowledges mental health struggles, breaking the silence that usually defines congressional discourse.
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