Economic growth Quote by Kevin Hassett

The establishment of free trade agreements can be a critical and progressive step towards greater economic integration, and continues to become more valuable in…

— Dan Kildee

Trade liberalization can be contagious, and the opening of markets regionally can spark progress multilaterally as well.

— Roberto Azevedo

Because countries often have differing political and economic systems, agreements are needed to protect those invested in trade.

— David Suzuki

We're a trading nation. We need to have trade, we rely on it, a vast proportion of our jobs in our country rely on…

— Jagmeet Singh

Trade agreements are a net benefit for the world, and a net benefit for our foreign policy, and in the long run, given the…

— David Brooks

Trade agreements are important because they open up new marketplaces to small businesses, which ultimately translates into more jobs and greater economic growth.

— Sam Graves

Historically, large-scale global trade has served two functions: 1) the exchange of goods between willing sellers and buyers described in Econ 101 textbooks; 2)…

— Charles C. Mann

In an era of global value chains, worldwide sourcing and the never-ending search for new markets, we must be careful to avoid the proliferation…

— Roberto Azevedo

If we want more trade in the world, we should establish bilateral trade agreements with other democratic countries. That way we can control the…

— Dana Rohrabacher

A multilateral world trade system is our very best hope for addressing the broad range of issues such as market access, tariff and nontariff…

— Victor Fung

The problem with regional trade agreements is you get picked apart by the first country. Then you negotiate with the second country. You get…

— Wilbur Ross

Making the most of global trade opportunities does not mean transitioning to a low-tax, deregulatory, 'Bargain Basement' economy. It means developing a robust Industrial…

— Barry Gardiner