Obama adds to deficit-cutting panel

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The lineup for the deficit-cutting commission created by President Obama is starting to take shape. The president’s appointees will include David Cote, CEO of Honeywell International, and Alice Rivlin, a former White House Office of Management and Budget director and Federal Reserve official, according to reports Friday morning.

The president’s picks for the 18-member commission will also include Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, and Ann Fudge, former Young & Rubicam Brands CEO, Bloomberg News’ Hans Nichols and Roger Runningen report, citing an administration official speaking on background before the announcement.

The White House appointees will be joined by 12 other panel members chosen by Democratic and Republican leaders in the House and Senate.

For more on the panel, check out the Swamp.

-- Mark Silva