[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 156 (Sunday, September 28, 2008)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E2134] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PERSONAL EXPLANATION ______ HON. JIM COOPER of tennessee in the house of representatives Saturday, September 27, 2008 Mr. COOPER. Madam Speaker, I was absent for several votes on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, for personal reasons. Had I been present to vote on passage of H.R. 5244, the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights, I would have voted ``yes.'' Likewise, had I been present to vote on passage of H.R. 6897, the Filipino Veterans Equity Act, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________