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Congressional leaders urge absent lawmakers to return as vote margins shrink

Congressional leaders are urging absent lawmakers to return to Capitol Hill due to precarious House vote margins. Representative Frederica Wilson, who has been out for weeks due to major eye surgery, has confirmed her intention to run for reelection, dispelling retirement rumors. Another lawmaker, Tom Kean Jr., has been absent for two months with an unspecified personal medical issue, causing further concern about legislative voting power. AI

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Congressional leaders urge absent lawmakers to return as vote margins shrink

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  1. Axios Technology TIER_1 · Andrew Solender ·

    Congressional leaders plead with their absentee lawmakers: "You've got to come"

    <p>Congressional leaders are straining to get their absentee members to return to Capitol Hill as the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/ukraine-aid-discharge-petition-mike-johnson-kiley" target="_blank">House's vote margins</a> on major legislation grow ever more precario…

  2. Axios Technology TIER_1 · Marc Caputo ·

    83-year-old Rep. Frederica Wilson eyes reelection despite Hill absence

    <p>Rep. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2017/12/15/john-kelly-told-incorrect-story-about-florida-congresswoman-1513306347" target="_blank">Frederica Wilson</a> (D-Fla.) has told allies in her district that she plans to run for reelection despite her nearly month-long absence from …