Yellen on if She's Satisfied with Inflation: 'People Are Better Off' Even If They're 'Experiencing Discomfort' Due to Inflation

During a portion of an interview with CBS Senior Business and Tech Correspondent Jo Ling Kent that was aired on Wednesday's broadcast of "CBS Evening News," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen responded to a question on whether she and President Joe Biden are happy with the current state of inflation by stating that we know that "Americans are experiencing discomfort because some important prices are higher than they were pre-pandemic." But "people are better off than they were pre-pandemic."