House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar calls for Sen. Bob Menendez’s resignation

The highest ranking Latino Democrat in the U.S. House, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, said Wednesday Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., should resign following the federal corruption charges brought against him this week.

Aguilar, D-Calif., broke a notable silence among Latino lawmakers in calling for Menendez, who once held Aguilar’s position in the House and is considered the highest ranking Latino in the Senate, to step down.