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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.

Blog 

“Liberation Day” Tariff Timeline

by Bryan Riley July 07, 2025

Op-Ed 

It’s Time to Hear from the Small Businesses Paying the Price for Tariffs

by Bryan Riley July 02, 2025

Blog 

Foreign Investment in U.S. Plummets Amid Trade Uncertainty

by Bryan Riley June 27, 2025

Blog 

Redirect New Farm Spending to Deficit Reduction

by Bryan Riley June 24, 2025

Press Release 

New Website Exposes Tariff Damage

June 19, 2025

Op-Ed 

Improving on the One Big Beautiful Reconciliation Bill

by Bryan Riley June 11, 2025

Blog 

Congressional Budget Office Confirms Massive Cost of Trump Tariffs

by Bryan Riley June 04, 2025

Press Release 

New EU and Apple Tariffs Would Undermine “One Big Beautiful Bill”

May 23, 2025

Letters 

House Committee on Agriculture Cuts Should Reduce Federal Deficits, Not Expand Farm Subsidies

by Bryan Riley May 13, 2025

Press Release 

Remaining U.S.-China Tariffs Undermine Benefits of Tax Cuts

May 12, 2025

Press Release 

U.S.-UK Trade Deal Puts Americans on the Hook for $6.8 Billion Tax Hike

May 08, 2025

Letters 

Section 232 Tariffs on Pharmaceuticals Will Increase Costs and Weaken U.S. National Security

by Bryan Riley May 07, 2025

Letters 

Small Businesses Are Particularly Harmed by Tariff Increases

by Bryan Riley May 01, 2025

Blog 

The Senate Should End Global “National Emergency” Tariffs That Are Based on a Flawed Understanding of Trade Deficits

by Bryan Riley April 25, 2025