Biden's budget promises big spending for Buffalo – and a big deficit By Jerry Zremski News Washington Bureau Chief Jun 4, 2021 Jun 4, 2021 Updated Mar 18, 2026 0 Water crashes over the damaged breakwater outside the Erie Basin Marina in Buffalo on Jan. 12, 2020. James P. McCoy/Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Jerry Zremski News Washington Bureau Chief You want flood protection for downtown Buffalo, and maybe shorelines along Lake Ontario as well? You got it.kAm*@F H2?E >@C6 >@?6J 7@C 4=62?\H2E6C 677@CEDn xEVD E96C6[ E@@[ :? E96 fa\A286 DA6?5:?8 A=2? 2?5 E96 `[caa\A286 2AA6?5:I E92E q:56? 5C@AA65 :?E@ =2H>2<6CDV :?\3@I6D =2DE H66<]k^AmkAm*@F H2?E >@C6 >@?6J 7@C D@4:2= AC@8C2>D 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ 56G6=@A>6?En (6==[ q:56? H:== 8:G6 J@F >@C6 – 6G6? 7@C E96 {@H x?4@>6 w@>6 t?6C8J pDD:DE2?46 AC@8C2>[ H9:49 AC6D:56?ED @7 3@E9 A2CE:6D 92G6 366? 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