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Mike Johnson: “Tom Kane is dealing with a health issue and is under the…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Mike Johnson says he knows why Tom Kean is missing

Published | Video Starts at 00:32

Does he need to be more forthcoming and how is that acceptable? I talked to Tom a couple days ago, maybe … Tom Kane is dealing with a health issue and is under the care of health care providers. … told him he needs a little bit longer to recover. I do know what his health issue is, but he's asked me not to disclose that and I'm going to honor that. (00:32–00:37)

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Asserts that Tom Kane is dealing with a health issue and is under medical care.

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