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Country singer Jelly Roll testifies on Capitol Hill, urges Congress to act on fentanyl crisis
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Country music superstar Jason "Jelly Roll" DeFord went to Capitol Hill to use his voice on a different platform. He testified before a House committee about the dangers of fentanyl -- and urged lawmakers to pass the "FEND Off Fentanyl Act."
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The rapper-turned-country singer testified before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, chaired by Ohio Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown.
Famous country singer Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord) appeared in congress Wednesday, urging lawmakers to pass legislation to restrict the distribution of fentanyl.
Country music sensation Jason DeFord, better known as Jelly Roll, testified to Congress about his past as a drug dealer and the need for action on the fentanyl epidemic.
Country music superstar Jason "Jelly Roll" DeFord went to Capitol Hill to use his voice on a different platform. He testified before a House committee about the dangers of fentanyl -- and urged lawmakers to pass the "FEND Off Fentanyl Act."
“I am a stupid songwriter y'all, but I have first hand witnessed this in a way most people have not," Jelly Roll told Congress. "Almost every person in this room has lost a friend, family member or colleague to the disease known as addiction."
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jason DeFord, the rapper and country star known as “Jelly Roll,” testified during the Senate’s Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Thursday where he lobbied for stronger legislation against the ongoing fentanyl crisis in the United States.
“I’ve attended more funerals than I care to share with y’all," Jason DeFord, the rapper and country star known as “Jelly Roll,” said at a Senate hearing on Thursday.
Grammy-nominated country star and rapper Jelly Roll delivered powerful testimony before a Senate committee hearing on Thursday speaking to the horrible impact the national fentanyl crisis has had on America.
Popular rapper-turned-country singer Jelly Roll, who has made recovery from drug addiction part of his public persona, testified in a Senate hearing Thursday about the lethal dangers of the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
Rapper and country music star Jason DeFord, known on the stage as Jelly Roll, pleaded with Congress on Thursday to pass a stronger law against fentanyl.
