The two bills differ on the extent to which the new agency's rules would override consumer standards promulgated by states, known as pre-emption.
If the WTO struck down an EU ban on GMOs, European governments might find it impossible to override consumer fears—however irrational for the sake of free trade.
Finally, the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the überregulator to be led by the Treasury secretary and made up of top financial regulators, can override the consumer protection bureau's rules.
Sponsors of the original amendment to override state consumer protections received $1.4 million in campaign contributions from companies in the financial sector in 2009, and $11.4 million over the course of their careers.
Most of the nation's state attorneys general oppose the legislation, primarily because they see it as potentially overriding various state consumer protection laws already on the books.
It was only after the Supreme Court stepped in — overriding the more consumer-friendly decisions of lower courts — that the arbitration clauses went back into effect.
They, too, said the act could override stronger state consumer laws.
Wishful thinking and arguing about female founders, entrepreneurs or gender roles is overriding recognition of the powerful role that the female consumer is already playing in technology.
Regarding the influence of product characteristics on consumer intention to purchase, bottle design was the variable with the largest relative importance in both conditions, overriding the influence of nutritional or processing characteristics, which stresses the importance of graphic design in shaping consumer perception.
We added scores from the 2009 Car Brands Perception Survey from Consumer Reports, green-efficiency and design ratings from J.D. Power and Associates, and domestic retail sales figures from January and February of 2009 (sales were weighted down so as not to override brand-value and consumer perception).
Overriding security and privacy risks are still causing most lenders to stop short of allowing consumers to actually apply for or be granted credit over the Internet.
