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Sen. Bob Menendez announced that he is resigning from his position in the U.S. Senate effective Aug. 20.

This comes one week after the Democratic senator was convicted of federal bribery charges.

News 12 New Jersey’s Amanda Lee was in Union City – where Menendez previously served as mayor – to get reaction from city residents about the news.

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