What’s the super committee’s first order of business?

Erik Wasson, a staff writer with The Hill newspaper, joined the Federal Drive with a look at what the super committee will do when it gets down to business.

Congress is out of town, but don’t think they’ve forgotten about plans for cost-cutting that could hit federal agencies.

The so-called “super committee” is looking for ways to slash more than a $1 trillion from the federal budget. And — with a Thanksgiving deadline — they don’t have much time to do it.

Erik Wasson, a staffwriter with The Hill newspaper, joined the Federal Drive with a closer look at when, exactly, the super committee will get to work and what the first order of business will be.

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