not popular." In 2016 Vermont Congressman, Peter Welch, cited Flanders as someone to emulate when resisting those policies of the Donald Trump Administration with which he disagrees, saying of Flanders, "He stood up and said no, this has got to end." See also Margaret Chase Smith, senator from Maine who spoke against McCarthy in 1950. Notes References Flanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . External links United States Congress Biography Times-Argus Article on the Flanders's Censure of McCarthy. Vermont Public Radio commentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Flanders's senate speech on McCarthy. A collection of works by Ralph Flanders Further reading 1880 births 1970 deaths 20th-century American politicians Burials in Vermont Federal Reserve Bank of Boston presidents General Electric people Machine tool builders People from Barnet, Vermont People from Caledonia County, Vermont People from Springfield, Vermont Republican Party United States senators from Vermont Vermont Republicans Writers from Vermont