Sen. Stevens (R-AK) breaks his silence on who paid for the luxe home renovations overseen by scandal-tarred oil services company Veco ...

As a practical matter, I will tell you. We paid every bill that was given to us. Every bill that was sent to us has been paid, personally, with our own money, and that's all there is to it. It's our own money.

See Laura McGann's ongoing coverage of the Stevens' investigation at TPMmuckraker.