during House of Representatives Floor debate on food stamps. Orlando Weekly reported: "Mica even endured a moment of infamy in the spring of 1996 when he likened welfare recipients to reptiles. 'Do not feed the alligators,' he said. 'We post these warnings because unnatural feeding and artificial care create dependency.'"
The metaphor was denounced by many Democrats and caused even some Republicans to wince.
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