WH Econ. Adviser on Spending as Fed Tries to Lower Demand: We Need to Focus on Clean Energy

On Monday's broadcast of CNBC's "Squawk Box," White House Council of Economic Advisers member Heather Boushey responded to a question on whether the federal government should keep spending even as the Fed is trying to reduce inflation by stating that "we need to make sure that we are focused on this transition to clean energy for the sake of the environment, but also to make sure that we have that energy independence."