The Fed chair explains the context under which the numbers look best and the whitehouse gets that data out of the omb. Saying congress controls it is more of th

The Fed chair explains the context under which the numbers look best and the whitehouse gets that data out of the omb. Saying congress controls it is more of the same "blame someone else", when the reports are crafted carefully to make the fed look like they are a tool rather than the face of the real power brokers (investment firms). Famously, Clinton complained about this.