Carly Fiorina Defends Female Hormones, Ridicules Rubio VA Bill

The Republican is expected to announce her own presidential campaign in the coming weeks.

Former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina speaks at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit April 18, 2015 in Nashua, New Hampshire.
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By Michael C. Bender

April 18, 2015 at 7:20 PM UTC

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NASHUA, New Hampshire—Entering and exiting the stage to Alicia Keys' hit song, "Girl on Fire," former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina criticized Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as undeserving and derided a signature legislative proposal of fellow Republican Marco Rubio as inadequate.

Fiorina's broadside against Clinton is a staple of her public speeches as she weighs a Republican presidential bid but at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit here, she expanded the target zone to include the Democratic front runner's husband, former President Bill Clinton.