Hillary Clinton hits back at Rubio: I know every ‘election is about the future’

Hillary Clinton traded barbs with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) this week, taking to the public radio airwaves to respond to his criticism of her potential candidacy.

In an interview with Southern California’s KPCC Tuesday afternoon, Clinton rebuffed Rubio, saying that she was aware that elections are about the “future” and pointing to her book “Hard Choices” as proof that she had major successes during her tenure as Secretary of State.

“Elections are about differences, as we know, but every election is about the future,” said Clinton. “and certainly anyone who wishes to run for president has to make it clear how the experience that you’ve had in the past and what you believe and how you have acted on those beliefs will translate into positive results for the American people.”

She stressed that changes needed to be made in order to help the country face problems such as burgeoning student debt and the flood of illegal immigrants coming across the southern border.

“I will be standing up and speaking out in favor of the changes that I think we need to make to improve life for middle-class Americans, to give every kid a chance to go to college without being bankrupted and disabled by student debt, to try and resolve our immigration challenges in a way that is keeping with our values, and so much else,” Clinton said. “I know that elections are about the future and I look forward in engaging in that kind of debate.“

Clinton was responding to a comment which Rubio on NPR’s Morning Edition Tuesday.

“I just think she’s a 20th century candidate,” Rubio said. “I think she does not offer an agenda for moving America forward in the 21st century, at least not up till now.”