Buffalo sitting on millions from feds

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Western New York is sitting on $65 million in unspent money from Uncle Sam.

The taxpayer watchdog group, The Sunlight Foundation, says some of this federal funding dates back 19 years, and includes millions for the Peace Bridge project, Buffalo's waterfront and the Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus. Congressman Brian Higgins blames the holdup on bureaucratic red tape.

A bill introduced in Congress last week would rescind any earmarks approved before 2005.