# Where Did Congress Go? The Lawmakers Who Vanished From View

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Podcast: [Vlogging Pod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vlogging-pod-4846903)
Published: 2026-05-06T15:32:48+00:00
Episode link: https://VloggingPod.podbean.com/e/where-did-congress-go-the-lawmakers-who-vanished-from-view/
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## Resource

Exploring the growing controversy surrounding medically absent and publicly unavailable members of Congress, including the recent disappearance from public view of Representative Thomas Kean Jr. Examining how lawmakers can remain in office, continue financial disclosures, and retain power while constituents receive few answers about their condition, availability, or ability to actively serve. Looking deeper into congressional stock trading, aging leadership, transparency concerns, and what accountability in government is supposed to look like in the modern era. #Congress #CongressionalTransparency #StockTrading #ThomasKeanJr #GovernmentAccountability #PoliticalPodcast #CongressionalEthics #PublicTrust #Lawmakers #PoliticalTransparency #VloggingPod #CongressNews

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