Schumer confirms Menendez will step down from committee chairmanship after indictment

By Samantha-Jo Roth

Published September 22, 2023 8:48pm ET

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Schumer confirms Menendez will step down from committee chairmanship after indictment — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) confirmed Friday that Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) will be stepping down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “Senator Menendez has rightly decided to step down temporarily from his position as Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee until the matter has been resolved,” Schumer said in a statement […]

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) confirmed Friday that Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) will be stepping down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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