Sen. Rick Scott insisted on Newsmax on Wednesday that he supports President Donald Trump’s agenda and wants to see his “one big, beautiful bill” get passed, but he is concerned that inflation will not get under control until lawmakers start balancing the budget.

“We’re running $2 trillion deficits every year,” said the Florida Republican on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.” “Interest rates are not going to come down until we start balancing the budget.”

Scott said that as governor of Florida, he balanced the state’s budget every year.

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