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Free Trade Initiative

American families benefit from the Free Trade Initiative’s (FTI) work to expand access to affordable goods and services, strengthen the economy, and protect against special interests that manipulate trade policy for their own gain. Through research, lawmaker outreach, and coalition organizing, FTI helps ensure international trade empowers the American people through policies that support a more prosperous future for all.

Commentary 

Congress Should Review Export-Import Bank Mission Creep

by Bryan Riley March 25, 2026

Blog 

Trump’s Jones Act Waiver Is a Wise Move to Ease Energy Supply Disruptions

by Bryan Riley March 18, 2026

Commentary 

Export-Import Bank Needs Oversight, Fair-Value Accounting to End Mission Creep

by Bryan Riley March 17, 2026

Commentary 

U.S. Should Hold Other Countries Accountable to Their WTO Commitments

by Bryan Riley March 16, 2026

Blog 

Can Tariffs Replace the Income Tax?

by Bryan Riley March 11, 2026

Letters 

Coalition Condemns Foreign Actions Against U.S. Tech Leaders

March 04, 2026

Letters 

Better Targeted Farm Subsidies, Improved SNAP Cybersecurity Changes Would Improve Agriculture Bill

by Bryan Riley March 02, 2026

Press Release 

Despite Huge Tariff Increases, Report Shows 2025 Goods Trade Deficit Increased to Record High

February 19, 2026

Blog 

Tariffs Are Making Valentine’s Day More Expensive This Year

by Ryan Kas February 13, 2026

Testimony 

To Facilitate U.S. Competitiveness, USMCA Should Be Extended

by Bryan Riley February 12, 2026

Vote Alert 

House Should Vote to End Canada Trade “Emergency”

by Bryan Riley February 11, 2026

Blog 

Congress Should End the U.S.-Canada Trade “Emergency”

by Bryan Riley February 05, 2026

Op-Ed 

Trump administration wisely backtracked on shipping taxes. Let’s make that pause permanent

by Bryan Riley January 27, 2026

Op-Ed 

President Trump Cannot Legally Impose Tariffs Using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974

by Bryan Riley January 21, 2026