Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan bill to expand the child tax credit and provide some tax breaks for businesses, all but sinking it for the rest of the year.
Hundreds of protesters marched outside the Capitol and roughly 40 Democrats boycotted the speech in protest of Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza.
The New Jersey senator had served as chairman of the powerful Foreign Relations Committee before being charged with accepting bribes on behalf of Egypt and Qatar.
The New Jersey lawmaker faced calls to step down from fellow Democrats, including Gov. Phil Murphy who appoint a senator to finish out Menendez's term once he official resigns.
Senate Democrats will meet with President Joe Biden's top advisers who are seeking to quell anxieties about whether he can beat Donald Trump in November.