mr. bragg reports on the mill workers of the foothills of northern alabama. .. >> they would hang out the windows trying to get a breath of air. kids would ride by in cars and in wagons, and see it and it would scare them to death. these were people that lost their fingers, hands and arms to the machines, and we're grateful to have the work because they came down out of the mountains, walking barefoot, came down with all their children in a line. and the mill hired all of them. hired the men and women and the babies. because the children were viable. their hands were small and they could reach into the gears of the machines, unclog them. [inaudible] >> eight, nine, 10. >> can you tell me more about the town of jacksonville alabama? >> it's a great town. it's a beautiful town. i said once it's almost like someone painted it in hung it on the air. it nestles in the foothills of the appalachians, surrounded by beautiful mountains and not far from the river. issues one of the most beautiful places

mrs. petraeus joined me at fort bragg recently to really talk about these issues than i think it was -- sheecord will be open for the next seven days for opening statements in any other materials you'd like to submit. mrs. petraeus, you may proceed with your testimony. >> chairman johnson, ranking member shall be an members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about the opposite servicemember affairs at the consumer financial protection bureau, or as we collect, see fpb. but the lasting military family member, i've seen firsthand the devastating abstracts dreaded tory lending can have on military families. i also spent six years as head of the better business bureau military line program that is an education for me about consumer issues and scans an impact to military. unfortunate there are still too many gun troops learning financial lessons through hard experience and years of paying off expensive debt. in january, 2011 i was asked to join the cfpb it had at the opposite servicemember affairs. the author's job is to educate and empower servicemembers to