Mr. President. the success of the Migrant Health Act in upgrading and improving the health of our Nations migratory farmworkers and their families has received national recognition. The Camden Courier Post. a widely respected newspaper. published In New Jersey. last week carried an interesting and informative article which demonstrates the success of this program. In New Jersey during the 1966 harvest season 3.000 members of migrant worker families received health care services from projects established under the Migrant Health Act and administered by the New Jersey State Health Department. The number of clinics serving migrant farmworkers and their families increased from 30 last year to nearly 60 during the 1966 harvest season. In addition. 650 patients were given medical examinations. laboratory tests and dental inspectionsfive times the number reached in Both the State of New Jersey and the Department of Health. Education. and Welfare should be commended for their outstanding accomplishment in bettering the lives of the most neglected segment of American society. This outstanding success more than justifies the Increased appropriation for fiscal 1967 contained in the Health. Education. and Welfare appropriation bill as passed by both the House and Senate. which will enable even larger numbers of migrant workers and their families to receive improved medical attention next year. I now ask unanimous consent that the full text of the article contained in the Camden Courier Post be printed in the RECORD.
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