Jelly Roll gives powerful testimony to Congress on fentanyl: 'I was part of the problem'

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.

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"It is important to establish earlier that I am a musician and that I have no political alliance. I am neither Democrat nor Republican. In fact, because of my past, my right to vote has been restricted," the "Save Me" singer said. "Thus far I have never paid attention to a political race in my life. Ironically, I think that makes me the perfect person to speak about this because fentanyl transcends partisanship and ideology."

Jelly Roll told lawmakers that roughly 190 people die of an overdose every single day in the U.S., roughly the equivalent of a "737 plane" at full capacity.