Sen. Rick Scott, who is in a three-way race to succeed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, on Sunday called himself a “deal guy” who can bring people together in the chamber to pass legislation.

“We’ve got to get, for a lot of things, 60 votes in the Senate, so we’ve got to have somebody that’s going to sit down with Democrats and say, How do we balance a budget? How do we do these things?” the Florida Republican told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” “That’s all I’ve done. I’m a deal guy. That’s what I did all my life.”

He also touted his business expertise: “I built businesses all my life. I built the largest hospital company. I built a variety of manufacturing companies.”

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