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Jason DeFord, the rapper-turned-country singer known as Jelly Roll, appeared before Congress on Wednesday to urge lawmakers to pass legislation combatting the supply and distribution of fentanyl.

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Jelly Roll appeared during during a session of the U.S. Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on stopping the flow of fentanyl.

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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.

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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. DeFord began his testimony during the committee’s “Stopping the Flow of Fentanyl: Public Awareness and Legislative Solutions” hearing by sharing various figu…

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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.

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Jason DeFord, the rapper-turned-country singer known as Jelly Roll, appeared before Congress on Wednesday to urge lawmakers to pass legislation combatting the supply and distribution of fentanyl. “At every concert I perform, I witness the heartbreaking impact of fentanyl,” DeFord said. “I see fans grappling with this tragedy in the form of music, that they…

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Jelly Roll urges Congress to pass anti-fentanyl legislation

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images Jelly Roll wants to do his part to stop the fentanyl crisis in the United States. “I’ve attended more funerals than I care to share with y’all,” the country singer, 39, said during his Thursday, January 11, testimony in front of the Senate’s Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee as he voiced his support for the bipartisan Fend Off Fentanyl Act. “With this committee, I could sit here and cry for days about the c…

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Jason DeFord, the rapper and country star known as “Jelly Roll,” testified during a Senate hearing where he lobbied for stronger legislation against the ongoing fentanyl crisis in the U.S.

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Jason DeFord testified before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. Lawmakers held the hearing to raise awareness about legislative solutions to stop illegal smuggling of the opioid. The committee introduced Senate Bill 1271, also known as the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, in April 2023.

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