McCain endorses Bee for Congress

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, has endorsed Arizona Senate President Tim Bee for Congress.

Bee is challenging first-term Democrat Gabrielle Giffords for her 8th Congressional District seat.

“Tim Bee has worked hard for the people of southern Arizona,” McCain said in a statement.

“He is a commonsense, independent and proven leader. We need Tim Bee in Washington.

“I endorse Senator Tim Bee for U.S. House of Representatives in Congressional District 8.”

Bee accepted McCain’s endorsement shortly after McCain clinched enough delegates for the nomination Tuesday night.

“I am both honored and grateful that Senator John McCain would support our efforts,” Bee said in a statement. “Sen. McCain and I share a common commitment to our national defense, our soldiers and our veterans.

“We also believe fighting terrorism includes denying Al Qaeda’s mission to take over Iraq and use the third-largest oil supply in the world to fund terrorist attacks against America and other freedom loving people.

“John McCain is an optimistic leader who has worked to build consensus in Congress, as I have done for southern Arizonans in the State Senate.

“The leadership in Congress today is failing Americans, and I look forward to working with Sen. McCain to fix it.”