mr. nugent: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of this rule which will allow house of representatives to consider h.r. 62 -- correction, 6429, the stem jobs act of 2012. i'm sure my colleague from colorado will point out that h.res. 821 is a closed rule. the fact is that like mr. polis i prefer an open amendment process, open rules let us come together on both sides of the aisle and contribute ideas that help make a bill better. today's rule will be closed, but that's because the crafting of the stem jobs act has been a collaborative process for the last two months. chairman mr. smith, the author of the legislation, has already worked with the committee, republicans and democrats, and even the senate to come up with a bill that, hopefully, everybody could support. unfortunately, we have since been informed that our colleagues on the oriole side of the aisle and other chamber are looking to play politics with the stem jobs act. however that doesn't change the fact that chairman smith worked diligent

i shot poor mrs. nugent four times. with the armadillo gun. >> he can act. done? >> reporter: the real bernie is serving a life sentence in a texas prison. that's where jack black went to meet him to understand what drove an otherwise kind man to murder. >> did he ever get mad? no. in fact, i think that is really his fatal flaw is that he didn't have a release valve. >> no outlet. reporter: a convicted killer a long way from the comedic role jack black is better known for. like the monk turned mexican wrestler in nacho libre. >> reporter: or the band member turned teacher in "school rock" a role that earned him a golden globe nomination. ♪ if you want to be the teacher ♪ >> reporter: do you sense a leer cal pattern here? there is. music was actually jack black's first love. >> my favorites were ozzie osborne and bobby mcfairen. i would have liked to have been a hybrid of those two. >> reporter: you heard you went through a billy joel phase. >> we don't have to talk about that phase, do we? >> reporter: not if you don't want to. >> listen, there's no shame in

mr. nugent: mr. speaker, and to my good friend from colorado, we agree on so many issues. particularly as it relates to immigration reform. we agree. i think this is the first step in regards to where we need to go. you have sold a very persuasive argument in regards to why it is so important so important that we have a stem vee is program. -- visa program. while it's important to us to keep that brainpower we educated in the united states, keep them here in this country to support our businesses, and our manufacturers so we can be more competitive on a global market, you have made my case on that. and i'll agree with you that this immigration system that we have is broken. i don't know -- i wasn't here two years ago or four years ago when the democrats were in power in both the house and senate and the presidency and they moved nothing forward that we're talking about today. disappointing when you have all the levers of government and don't accomplish anything as it relates to this. and now we want to turn around and say that this is a flawed bill. at the ent of the day -