AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - House Democrat wants reckoning after Mitch McConnell, Tom Kean Jr. absences
The prolonged absences of Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have inspired a bill that would force members of Congress to offer up more information when they go AWOL, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The back-to-back disappearances have sparked an intense national debate over the degree to which federal lawmakers are obligated to be transparent with the public about their health. - After missing nearly four months of House votes for an unexplained health reason, Kean revealed last month that he was hospitalized for depression. - McConnell broke his silence Sunday about a weeks-long hospitalization that led to rampant speculation about his health, revealing he was admitted after a fall and developed "a mild…