Senate Gavel Parlor Games Continue

• By John Stanton
• Roll Call Staff
• Sept. 2, 2009, 2:48 p.m.

With the Senate set to return next week from its August recess, one of the remaining outstanding issues facing the chamber is what the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) will mean for the leadership of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs panel and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, two of the chamber’s top panels.