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Democrats confront Nassau County Executive Blakeman as funding fight gets heated

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Democrats confront Nassau County Executive Blakeman as funding fight gets heated

Long Island Democrats are accusing Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman of putting critical services at risk. They allege Blakeman is playing politics by purposefully withholding money from Democratic-led districts, cutting off funding for firefighters, police officers and EMS. Things got heated Monday when Democrats confronted Blakeman. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

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