 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who had previously chastised Menendez, joined the calls for the New Jersey Democrat to step down. In light of this guilty verdict, Senator Menendez must do what is right for his constituents, the Senate and our country, and resign, Schumer said in a brief statement. But other Senate Democrats, including two facing re-election in November, went beyond simply calling on him to quit and endorsed expulsion if he refuses to resign immediately. Senate rules do not require members to step down because of felony convictions.