In a pre-emptive strike for the truth yesterday, economic activists and patriotic millionaires, “prebutted” today’s speech by U.S. Chamber Commerce President Tom Donohue outlining the 1%’s so-called jobs agenda. Hundreds rallied outside the Chamber’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., yesterday before marching down H Street.

Donohue and the chamber’s mega-corporation members built the jobs agenda on lower taxes for giant corporations and millionaires and further deregulation of important safeguards for workers and consumers.

U.S.  Chamber Watch’s Christy Setzer says: “The greatest myth about the U.S. Chamber is that they have an interest in creating or protecting jobs."

One glance at their so-called jobs agenda confirms as much: Rolling back needed regulations and putting more money in the pockets of millionaires and corporate CEOs won’t create jobs, but it will help out the wealthy few who fund the Chamber’s lobbying budget.

Leo Hindery of Patriotic Millionaires told reporters, “Nothing that’s being suggested in the Chamber’s proposals…will create jobs.”

Are we shocked?