That will clearly not solve the problem. Today. I am sending a letter to Secretary Sullivan. signed by 73 of my colleagues. callIng on the administration not to use community and migrant health center grants to finance the Infant mortality pilot program. In the letter. we assert that the United States cannot afford to take funds away from a program that has been proven effective in reducing infant deaths. The Community and Migrant Health Center Program Is broad and farreaching. Two thousand centers serve nearly 6 million people in every State of the Union. Virtually all health center clients have incomes below or near the poverty level and have no other access to medical care. Half of health center patients live in isolated rural areas. and the other half live in economically depressed inner cities. Most are without insurance from any source. Community and migrant health centers have a proven track record on infant mortality. They care for more than 10 percent of all lowincome pregnant women. and they improve the quality and comprehensiveness of care for more than 200.000 pregnant women and infants each year. In fact. infant mortality rates In communities with health centers are significantly lower than in communities not served by health centers.
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