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The bill also provided access to the courts for any person aggrieved by a violation of this portion of the law. The changes adopted by the Education and Labor Committee to protect American workers from displacement and to maintain labor standards protections for alien workers are of crucial importance. The AFICIO has stated that without the guarantees included by the Education and Labor Committee substitute "the H2 program would undermine the very purposes of the Immigration Reform and Control Act." In fact the continued support of the Federation is contingent on the success of the Education and Labor substitute on the House floor. The minority members of the Education and Labor Committee. likewise have concerns over the Judiciary Committee temporary worker program. The committee report by the minority indicates that they intend to pursue the "adequate protections for foreign workers and the continued strong labor standards protections to domestic workers." in H.R. 7357.