Olympia Snowe actually said...
One of the issues that GAO raised in their recommendations the Coast Guard has developed baselines for some assets, and these indicate the estimated total acquisition program cost could be as much as $29.3 billion, about $5 billion over the $24 billion baseline, though the Coast Guard has yet to develop a revised baseline for all assets, one of which is the Offshore Patrol Cutter, the largest cost driver of the program.
Context
Senator Snowe discusses the rising costs of the Coast Guard's acquisition program.
03/06/2012