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Jelly Roll urges Congress to pass anti-fentanyl legislation

Rapper and country star Jason DeFord, also known as "Jelly Roll," testified during a Senate hearing on the fentanyl crisis, urging for stronger legislation to combat the problem.
DeFord shared alarming figures on fentanyl and drug overdose deaths in the US, advocating for the bipartisan FEND Off Fentanyl Act to target opioid traffickers and stop the supply.
DeFord, who has a personal history with drug-related crimes, acknowledged his past mistakes and expressed his desire to be part of the solution.

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Jelly Roll, former drug dealer and current Grammy nominee, speaks against fentanyl to Senate

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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Singer Jelly Roll speaks at the Senate hearing on a fentanyl bill, saying 190 people in America die daily from a drug overdose.

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Jelly Roll calls for stronger legislation against fentanyl crisis in powerful congressional testimony

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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Jelly Roll calls for stronger legislation against fentanyl crisis in powerful congressional testimony

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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Jelly Roll calls for stronger legislation against fentanyl crisis in powerful congressional testimony

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Jelly Roll urges Congress to pass anti-fentanyl trafficking legislation: "It is time for us to be proactive"

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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Jelly Roll, former drug dealer and current Grammy nominee, speaks against fentanyl to Senate

Jelly Roll, former drug dealer and current Grammy nominee, speaks against fentanyl to Senate

Video Jelly Roll delivers testimony on fentanyl bill

Video Jelly Roll delivers testimony on fentanyl bill

Jelly Roll calls for stronger legislation against fentanyl crisis in powerful congressional testimony

Jelly Roll calls for stronger legislation against fentanyl crisis in powerful congressional testimony

Jelly Roll calls for stronger legislation against fentanyl crisis in powerful congressional testimony

Jelly Roll calls for stronger legislation against fentanyl crisis in powerful congressional testimony

Jelly Roll calls for stronger legislation against fentanyl crisis in powerful congressional testimony

Jelly Roll calls for stronger legislation against fentanyl crisis in powerful congressional testimony

Jelly Roll urges Congress to pass anti-fentanyl trafficking legislation: "It is time for us to be proactive"

Jelly Roll urges Congress to pass anti-fentanyl trafficking legislation: "It is time for us to be proactive"

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