criticizes some of their actions. She has taken to Twitter in recent days to register disapproval with a GOP budget proposal, efforts by Republicans to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law and the stalled nomination of Loretta Lynch for attorney general.

Republican National Committee spokesman Michael Short said Clinton's "lip service to bipartisanship" masked a partisan record in the Senate and support for Obama's "divisive, left-wing agenda."

It was probably Clinton's final paid speech before the start of her presidential campaign. She has two public events on her schedule next week but nothing scheduled in April, when she is expected to announce her bid. Since departing the State Department in early 2013, Clinton has appeared at a number of corporate events, universities and conventions, often receiving fees of $200,000or more, potentially opening her up to attacks of being beholden to corporate interests.

During her appearance, Clinton offered plenty of camp stories, recalling daughter Chelsea Clinton's insistence at attending a sleep-away camp as a child. When she and former President Bill Clinton let Chelsea go to a language camp to study German for a week, it was tough as a parent, she said.

"It was the worst week — well, I've had a few bad weeks," Clinton said to laughter in a nod to the scrutiny she's faced in public life. "But it was up there."

Asked about her resilience, she talked about her mother's difficult upbringing.

"Whenever I get a little bit, you know, feeling kind of sorry for myself, thinking 'That's not fair, that's not right,' I say to