In one of the company's promotional videos archived on YouTube, a board member asserts, "We have worked with over 175 different pharma, biotech and medical device firms".
In addition, a few members asserted that "the risks of an early start to policy tightening exceeded those associated with a later start".
Speaker Nancy Pelosi had insisted on that element, and Democratic staff members asserted that the language would prevent Mr. Bush, or any future president, from circumventing the law.
Council members asserted that the agreements, sent to the State Public Service Commission for review in 1998, were illegal because state regulations required approval of the governing bodies of local municipalities.
As evangelical Christians, David Green and his family members asserted that they could not, in good conscience, pay to supply their employees with birth control devices and drugs they considered to be abortifacients.
Ms. Thomas's report, according to board members, asserted that the city had lost faith in Ms. Jacobs's leadership and that financing from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation might be in danger if Ms. Jacobs continued to run the museum.
Squad members asserted in a series of short speeches that during Mr. Bush's two terms as governor, Texas has consistently ranked near the bottom in providing health insurance for children, retirement pensions, environmental protection and pay for state workers.
But many union members asserted that the walkout was indeed hurting the restaurant, saying that the temporary replacement workers staffing the kitchen and waiting on tables were doing an inferior job.
Council members asserted that the "living-wage" bill would be a good financial deal for the city, because for the $6 million the city puts up for raises for home health aides, the state would put up nearly 10 times as much.
