U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman joined with a Democrat in introducing legislation Thursday that he said would “reform and streamline” the H-1B high-skilled worker visa program while banning employers from replacing American workers with those who hold the visa.

Coffman, an Aurora Republican, introduced the Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 with U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., according to a Thursday statement press release from Coffman’s office. The bill’s next stop: the Judiciary Committee.

According to the release, the bill would also:

“Our immigration policies must fit with the economic needs of our country,” Coffman said.

The campaign of Jason Crow, a Democrat challenging Coffman in the sixth congressional district, responded to the release Thursday by telling Colorado Politics that Coffman was “caught parroting Donald Trump’s talking points on immigration just three weeks ago.”

“Now he’s eager to distract from his 96 percent pro-Trump voting record – and his failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform,” said Mitch Schwartz, Crow’s communications director. “Coffman cannot be trusted to fight for Coloradans when he’s praising Trump behind closed doors. We need a new generation of leaders who will get results.”

Schwartz was referring to comments Coffman made at a business meeting in Douglas County when the Republican said Trump’s proposal on young immigrants eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was “probably a more generous plan for DACA than I would” have proposed. He also said at the meeting that he agrees it’s time for a “zero tolerance” policy at the border.

The H-1B visa system is the largest guest-worker program in the U.S., according to the Harvard Business Review.

There are approximately 6,500 H-1B visa holders in the state, according to the release.