it's >> thank you, and lassiter.next up, we have the former director of the congressional budget office, the former vice .hairman of the federal reserve the former director of the omb and former senior fellow at the brookings institution. derek thompson will be interviewing her today. ambassadorly, the du is very ill and really wanted to be here but cannot make it so we will continue on with senator gregg after this. thank you. >> hi, thanks, everybody. janet yellen first fomc meeting is today. one issue she will have to raise this the so-called evidence rule that says that unemployment rate falling below 1.6% it acts as a rush holt. made before we realize how quickly it is falling. this is falling because the denominator is changing. people leaving the workforce. the recovery is at a state where we want to be dramatically raising rates. if you aren't you're in that you, and a voice, how do shape yellen's understanding of the issue and how do you think she will try to sway this group to think differently about unempl