Five things to know about Tim Scott’s record in Congress

Sen. Tim Scott formally jumped into the 2024 presidential race Monday, retelling his family’s story dealing with Jim Crow laws in the South and highlighting his accomplishments in Washington.

Scott, the Senate’s only Black  Republican, made his announcement at his alma mater, Charleston Southern University in South Carolina.

"My family went from cotton to Congress in his lifetime," Scott said.

Scott spent much of his remarks criticizing President Joe Biden, including over opposition to work requirements and the administration's effort to forgive federal student loans.

He also criticized the Biden administration's criminal justice and policing agenda, as well as education policies, and said that as president he would ramp up research and development, boost manufacturing and improve the supply chain for products.