Lead Paragraph: Paletuatoa Peniamina today unveiled his comprehensive "American Jobs First" economic plan, promising to rebuild the American middle class by bringing manufacturing home, investing in domestic supply chains, and ensuring that federal projects hire American workers.

Key Quotes:

"For decades, Washington shipped our jobs overseas and told American workers to figure it out on their own. That ends now. My 'American Jobs First' plan will bring manufacturing home, invest in domestic supply chains, and make sure that when the government spends your tax dollars, it creates jobs here—not in China, not in Mexico, not anywhere else."

"The workers who built this country deserve a government that fights for them. That means raising the wage, protecting the right to organize, and making sure that when you retire, you can do it with dignity—not worry about whether your benefits will be there."

"We're going to invest in American manufacturing, require local hiring on federal projects, and create a Worker Transition Program for communities that have been left behind. No more promises. No more delays. Action."

Key Policy Points:

American Jobs First Act: Requires all federally funded infrastructure projects to use American-made materials and hire American workers, with strong Buy American provisions.

Worker Transition Program: Provides income support, retraining, and job placement for workers displaced by plant closures or industry shifts.

PRO Act: Protects the right to organize and bargain collectively, making it easier for workers to form unions.

Raise the Wage: Increases the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour, indexed to inflation, and ends the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers.

Manufacturing Investment Fund: $500 billion over ten years to incentivize domestic manufacturing, with strong labor standards and local hiring requirements.