¶ Overview
In 2026, Rick Jackson quoted the Bible to justify his support for work requirements for public assistance programs like SNAP, saying, “if anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.” Jackson also said he did not disagree with a “single White House policy” despite Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” making the largest SNAP cut in history. More than 456,000 households in Georgia relied on SNAP to afford groceries.
¶ Rick Jackson Supported Work Requirements And Cuts To SNAP, Which 456,340 Households In Georgia Relied On
¶ Rick Jackson Supported Work Requirements For Public Assistance Programs Like SNAP, Saying, “If Anyone Is Not willing To Work, Let Him Not Eat”
¶ Rick Jackson Said Public Assistance Programs Without Work Requirements Were “Trapping People In Dependency”
2026: Rick Jackson Supported Work Requirements For Public Assistance Programs, Saying, “The Real Cruelty Is Trapping People In Dependency And Calling It Compassion.” According to Jackson’s Twitter, “The radical left and their allies in the media call it cruel to have work requirements for public assistance. They’re dead wrong. The real cruelty is trapping people in dependency and calling it compassion.”
[Twitter, @RickJacksonGA, 2/15/26]
¶ Rick Jackson Cited The Bible Verse 2 Thessalonians 3:10, “If Anyone Is Not Willing To Work, Let Him Not Eat”
Rick Jackson Cited A Bible Verse 2 Thessalonians 3:10, “If Anyone Is Not Willing To Work, Let Him Not Eat,” To Justify His Support For Public Assistance Program Work Requirements. According to Jackson’s Twitter, “God created us to work, to build, to create — to help our fellow man. Work is a blessing, not a curse. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 ‘If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.’ Quote Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman This is a lot of words to basically say ‘work or die’ but not surprising from a man who made his money off of making healthcare more expensive.”
[Twitter, @RickJacksonGA, 2/16/26]
¶ Rick Jackson Said He “Couldn’t Name A Single White House Policy He Disagrees With” Despite Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Making The Largest SNAP Cut In History
¶ Rick Jackson Said He “Couldn’t Name A Single White House Policy He Disagrees With”
2026: Rick Jackson Said He “Couldn’t Name A Single White House Policy He Disagrees With.” According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “And Jackson, who even modeled his campaign launch after the president with a celebratory elevator descent, said he couldn’t name a single White House policy he disagrees with.” [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2/18/26]
¶ July 2025: Trump Signed The Final Version Of The “One Big Beautiful Bill” Into Law, Which Contained The Largest SNAP Cut In History
July 2025: Trump Signed The Senate FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill, The “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Into Law, Which Extended $4 Trillion In Expiring Tax Cuts, Added New Tax Breaks, Appropriated $448 Billion In Defense, Border, And Immigration Enforcement Funding, Increased The SALT Deduction To $40,000, And Cut Medicaid And Other Social Programs To Offset The Costs. In July 2025, Trump signed into law, according to Congressional Quarterly, the “motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the bill that would permanently extend nearly $4 trillion in expiring individual and business tax cuts, create several new tax breaks and fund border and immigration enforcement and air traffic control upgrades. It would cut Medicaid and other safety net programs to partly offset the cost. Among other provisions, it would raise the statutory debt ceiling by $5 trillion and appropriate more than $448 billion in mandatory funding for Trump administration priorities and other needs, including $153 billion for defense, $89 billion for immigration enforcement, and $89.5 billion for border control and security. It also would increase the state and local tax deduction cap to $40,000 annually for five years for households making up to $500,000 a year until 2030, when it would permanently revert to $10,000.” [Congressional Quarterly, 7/3/25; Congressional Actions, H.R. 1]
- HEADLINE: "Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Cuts Food Stamps For Millions — The Average Family May Lose $146 Per Month, Report Finds" [CNBC, 7/10/25]
- The GOP Reconciliation Bill Would Cut SNAP Funding By $186 Billion, Which CBPP Said Constituted The “Largest Cut To SNAP In History.” According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, “The Senate Republican leadership’s reconciliation bill would dramatically raise costs and reduce food assistance for millions of people by cutting federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $186 billion through 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), about 20 percent — the largest cut to SNAP in history. These cuts would increase poverty, food insecurity, and hunger, including among children. The so-called ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is anything but beautiful; it would cause widespread harm by making massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, which would raise costs on families and make it much harder for them to afford the high cost of health care and groceries.” [Center On Budget And Policy Priorities, 6/30/25]
- 22.3 Million Families Would Lose Some Or All Of Their SNAP Benefits, With 5.3 Million Families Losing More Than $25 In Benefits Per Month, And Of Those Families, The Average Loss In Benefits Would Be $146. According to the Urban Institute, “Our preliminary estimates of the SNAP policies in the Senate bill show the following: 22.3 million US families would be affected, losing some or all of their SNAP benefits. Of the total affected families, 5.3 million would lose at least $25 in SNAP benefits per month. Among these families, 3.3 million are families with children, 3.5 million are working families, and 1.7 million are families with a full-time full-year worker. Families losing at least $25 per month would lose $146 per month on average ($1,752 for a full-year recipient). At the state level, average monthly benefit losses for families losing at least $25 per month would range from $72 in Kansas ($864 annually) to $231 in the District of Columbia ($2,772 annually).” [Urban Institute, 7/2/25]
- States That Could Not Afford To Pay The New Mandated SNAP Cost Shares May Cut The Program Entirely. According to CNBC, “Additionally, the legislation requires states to pay for a portion of benefit costs, ranging from 5% to 15%, if their payment error rate is at or over 6%. The error rates measure the accuracy of states’ eligibility and benefit payments. In fiscal year 2024, states had a 10.9% average payment error rate, with many states over 6%, according to the Department of Agriculture. States that can’t pay those shares may have to cut SNAP benefits or opt out of the program entirely, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.” [CNBC, 7/10/25]
¶ 456,340 Households In Georgia Relied On SNAP
2024: Across Georgia, 456,340 Households Relied On SNAP.
[U.S. Department of Agriculture, SNAP Community Characteristics, Accessed 3/6/26]