Chuck Schumer actually said...

"It is a statement of fact about the economy. It is not supposed to be partisan."

"But if Congress had done more on the fiscal side to deal with the damage the economy suffered, the Fed would not have to do this."

"Understood. My next question talks about some of the qualitative versus quantitative guidance."

"In a sense you moved away from a purely quantitative measure and are moving more toward the qualitative, which I think is a good thing."