Janet Yellen actually said...

"Not only would this increase the costs of hedging, which means higher prices for consumers, but it also restricts capital that would otherwise be used for job creation or reinvestment."

"I do not support requiring it via legislation."

"If anything, the data say we should have had even more stimulus in response to the recession, and that pulling back too soon now risks undoing the progress we've made so far."

"I hope we are on a solid course of recovery and that it will continue and not encounter some serious setback."