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Nassau Democrats irk a health commissioner

A Nassau County Board of Health commissioner is engaged in a rare verbal spat with Democratic lawmakers over state funding for prevention programs for tuberculosis, rabies and sexually transmitted diseases.

In a statement, Dr. Paul Pipia accused Democrats of "hijacking public health" by refusing to vote to accept $542,000 in state Health Department funds at a legislative hearing last week.

"At...

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