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" However much we might sympathize or agree with EPA's policy objectives, EPA may act only within the boundaries of its statutory authority. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Policy
Boundaries
Authority
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" A judge must interpret statutes as written. And a judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Constitution
History
Tradition
" I believe that the president should be excused from some of the burdens of ordinary citizenship while serving in office. This is not something I necessarily thought in the 1980s or 1990s. Like many Americans at that time, I believed that the president should be required to shoulder the same obligations that we all carry. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Thought
Believe
Citizenship
" There is no meaningful or persuasive constitutional distinction between semiautomatic handguns and semiautomatic rifles. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Persuasive
Constitutional
Meaningful
" The motto of my Jesuit high school was 'Men for others.' I've tried to live that creed. "
Brett Kavanaugh
High School
Live
School
" Whether the Constitution allows indictment of a sitting president is debatable. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Constitution
President
Sitting
" I have tried to create bonds with my daughters like my dad created with me. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Me
Daughters
Create
" My wife, Ashley, is a West Texan, a graduate of Abilene Cooper Public High School and the University of Texas. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Texas
Wife
High School
" Semi-automatic rifles, like semi-automatic handguns, have not traditionally been banned and are in common use by law-abiding citizens for self-defense in the home, hunting, and other lawful uses. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Like
Self-Defense
Been
" When people ask what it's like to be an only child, I say it depends on who your parents are. I was lucky. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Say
Like
Child
" In my view, it is unreasonable for EPA to exclude considerations of costs in determining whether it is 'appropriate' to impose significant new regulations on electric utilities. "
Brett Kavanaugh
New
Significant
View
" A court's assessment of an agency's compliance with statutory limits does not depend on whether the agency's policy is good or whether the agency's intentions are laudatory. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Policy
Depend
Compliance
" If the president does something dastardly, the impeachment process is available. "
Brett Kavanaugh
President
Something
Process
" The nation certainly would have been better off if President Clinton could have focused on Osama bin Laden without being distracted by the Paula Jones sexual harassment case and its criminal investigation offshoots. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Focused
Nation
Off
" Like civil suits, criminal investigations take the president's focus away from his or her responsibilities to the people. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Focus
Her
Like
" I was not involved and am not involved in the questions about the rules governing detention of combatants. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Questions
Rules
About
" Congress should clarify that a sitting president is not subject to criminal indictment while in office. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Sitting
Congress
Office
" I believe that an independent judiciary is the crown jewel of our constitutional republic. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Believe
Judiciary
Crown
" As a judge, I hire four law clerks each year. I look for the best. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Year
Look
Best
" Justice Kennedy devoted his career to securing liberty. I am deeply honored to be nominated to fill his seat on the Supreme Court. "
Brett Kavanaugh
I Am
Supreme Court
Career
" I am proud that a majority of my law clerks have been women. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Women
Law
I Am
" The task of dealing with global warming is urgent and important. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Dealing
Important
Task
" My dad went to law school at night while working full-time. He has an unparalleled work ethic and has passed down to me his passion for playing and watching sports. I love him dearly. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Love
Sports
Law
" Having seen first-hand how complex and difficult the job is, I believe it vital that the president be able to focus on his never-ending tasks with as few distractions as possible. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Job
Possible
Believe
" The earth is warming. Humans are contributing. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Earth
Contributing
Humans
" I think justices of all stripes agree that stare decisis is important, but not an inextricable command. It's not inflexible; it's not absolute. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Stripes
Agree
Important
" If confirmed to the D.C. Circuit, I would follow Roe v. Wade faithfully and fully. That would be binding precedent of the court. It's been decided by the Supreme Court. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Follow
Supreme
Supreme Court
" My law clerks come from diverse backgrounds and points of view. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Points
Come
Law
" A judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Must
Independent
Law
" Even the lesser burdens of a criminal investigation - including preparing for questioning by criminal investigators - are time-consuming and distracting. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Investigation
Criminal
Questioning
" The law does not allow the FTC to just snap its fingers and temporarily block a merger. "
Brett Kavanaugh
Merger
Just
Fingers