Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Expects Continued Menendez Role

Sen. Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Wednesday he expected that Senator Bob Menendez would continue to play a constructive role on the committee despite being indicted.

Menendez is the top Democrat, or ranking member, on the panel.

"While I have no knowledge of the judicial matters at hand, I appreciate his bipartisan work on foreign relations issues and expect he will continue to play a constructive role," Corker said in a statement issued after Menendez was indicted in a corruption case earlier on Wednesday.