Democratic presidential nominee Paletuatoa Peniamina on Friday unveiled a broad economic proposal that he said is aimed at lowering costs for working families, with measures targeting rent increases, wages, prescription drug prices and corporate taxes. In a press release announcing the plan, titled “Family First,” Peniamina framed the package as a response to pressure on household budgets from rising housing and grocery costs and stagnant pay. “You feel it every week. The squeeze. Your rent goes up. Your grocery bill climbs. Your paycheck stays the same,” he said in the release. He also criticized prior tax policy, saying, “Washington gave tax breaks to billionaires. You got the bill. That ends now.” According to the campaign, the proposal’s housing plank would cap annual rent increases at 3% or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower, and ban what it called hidden junk fees. The release did not provide implementation details, including how such a cap would be enforced or how broadly it would apply. On wages, Peniamina said he would seek to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour and index it to inflation. The plan would also end the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers, a longstanding goal of many labor advocates. The campaign described the measure as part of a broader effort to boost take-home pay for lower-wage workers. The healthcare portion of the plan calls for capping insulin costs at $35 per month and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Those proposals follow an earlier healthcare platform from Peniamina that also centered on Medicare, Medicaid and prescription drug costs, according to recent reporting. The tax component would close what the campaign described as loopholes benefiting billionaires and corporations and would raise the corporate tax rate to 25%. In the release, Peniamina summarized the package by saying, “My plan is simple. Cap rent increases at 3% or inflation, whichever is lower. Raise the minimum wage to $17 an hour, indexed to inflation. End the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers. Lower prescription drug costs. And make the wealthy pay their fair share.” The rollout adds to a series of issue-specific policy announcements from the Democratic nominee in recent days. Prior reporting said Peniamina had already released plans focused on healthcare, education and labor policy, including support for a $17 minimum wage and the PRO Act. Friday’s economic package pulls several of those themes into a single cost-of-living message. The emphasis comes as cost pressures remain one of the most politically salient issues in the current climate. In a tense and polarized environment, economic proposals that speak directly to rent, wages and healthcare costs are likely to draw attention from voters looking for immediate practical benefits. At the same time, proposals involving rent controls, federal wage mandates and higher corporate taxes are also likely to face political scrutiny and partisan debate. The press release did not include a legislative strategy or timeline for advancing the agenda if Peniamina were elected president. In DynamicSim’s federal system, any such proposals requiring national law would need action at the federal level, where the Senate is currently controlled by Republicans, 26 seats to 23 for Democrats, with one Independent caucusing with Democrats. Peniamina cast the plan as a contrast with Republican economic priorities and as a defense of working households. “Working families built this country,” he said in the release. “It’s time they had a government that fights for them.” For now, the announcement gives the Democratic nominee a clearer economic message built around affordability and wage growth, while setting up likely debate over how far the federal government should go in regulating rents, pay and corporate taxation.