(The Center Square) – The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP program, has been a major talking point when it comes to negotiating the new Farm Bill. Illinois is one of only six states where more than 15% of the population use SNAP benefits. Just last year, around 42 million people nationwide relied on SNAP benefits each month. Republicans on the House Committee on Agriculture passed a version of the farm bill that would effectively cut nearly $30 billion in benefits over the next decade. That is not sitting well with U,S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas. “When we write a farm bi…