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Jason "Jelly Roll" DeFord testified before a House committee about the dangers of fentanyl and urged lawmakers to pass the FEND Off Fentanyl Act.

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…

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 singer and songwriter Jelly Roll was on Capitol Hill to attend a Senate committee hearing on stopping the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. 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.

Artist and philanthropist Jason "Jelly Roll" DeFord delivered a powerful testimony in support of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) bipartisan Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act at a January 11 Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing.

 

By Eric Scicchitano

SUNBURY — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey said the outcome of Ukraine’s defense in its war waged by Russia is grim if Congress doesn’t approve a $110 billion national security package

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey said the outcome of Ukraine’s defense in its war waged by Russia is grim if Congress doesn’t approve a $110 billion national security package that includes