. >> the helicopter came down southwest of coble. of the 30 americans aboard, 22 were members of the special operations navy seal team six. the same unit that killed osama bin laden. the other eight were army and air force personnel. a civilian translator, seven afghan commandos and a special trained dog also died. the crash site has now been cordenned off, but the taliban claimed they shot down the shanuk early this morning. u.s. military sources say it was called in as backup by another unit which run into trouble. local witnesses report it was hit with a rocket propelled grenade, a popular weapon among the taliban because it is light and cheap although usually inaccurate. from camp david, president obama said their deaths are a reminder of the sacrifices our men and women make and their families. in afghanistan where roads are nonexistent, helicopter raids are a key part of u.s. strategy. multiple times a night, they swoop in on groups of taliban fighters in the dark and kill them, especially in this sensitive area. but the raids

once again, i thank the chairman of the committee, llama smith a gentleman and scholar, and howard coble a gentleman and a scholar as well, for working with me on this legislation. i look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to secure final passage of h.r. 2480. accordingly, i urge my colleagues to support the legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. . soap the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. smith: i have no other questions for time. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. cohen: i yield back as well. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2480 as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. mr. smith: i ask for the yeas