Janet Yellen actually said...

"If the Fed had been forced to follow such a rule in recent years, millions of Americans would have suffered unnecessary spells of joblessness over this period."

"the trends in income, or disposable income for households, are one of the most important factors determining consumer spending."

"this is an approach to monetary policy that severely threatens the independence of the Federal Reserve."

"job growth has been pretty solid now for a number of years."