A budget deal will ease the drag on the US economy: Council of Economic Advisers chair
December 18, 2013 at 08:06 AM EST
Jason Furman, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, appeared on CNBC's " Squawk Box" Wednesday-Day 2 of the Federal Reserve's final policy meeting of the year. The Fed will release its policy statement and economic projections at 2 p.m. ET, followed by Ben Bernanke's final news conference as chairman at 2:30 p.m. ET.