Mike Henry examines the response of the U.S. Congress to climate change in order to gain a deeper understanding of how and why Members of Congress act (or fail to act) on one of the defining global issues of the 21st Century. A PhD student pursuing the Policy Track in ENVS since 2009, Mike also works full-time as a Legislative Specialist in the UCAR/NCAR Office of Government Affairs. Before becoming an ENVSer, Mike was a Legislative Correspondent for U.S. Senator Ben Cardin in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Williams College in 2004 with a B.A. in Political Science.