The meeting minutes are not the easiest of the Fed's communications to understand, she said.
Fed officials say they can reduce demand for jobs without raising unemployment.
The overwhelmingly bipartisan 80-19 vote comes as the Fed grapples with soaring prices.
Central banks that pause typically lose as the forces they're battling gain more momentum.
The Fed chief is taking direct aim at strong demand that the central bank wants to cool.
Central bankers are grappling with some of the highest inflation rates since the 1980s.
The U.S. added almost 1.7 million jobs in the first quarter versus 527,000 in the first three months of 2019.
Fed Governor Christopher Waller acknowledged rising rates could be a blow to the economy.
Fed chairrman Jerome Powell has previously said a 50 basis-point increase was on the table for the Fed's May-3-4 meeting.
U.S. central bankers are conducting research and experiments with digital currencies.
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