U.S. FISCAL DEAL FACTS
- Raises $600 billion over 10 years through higher taxes on wealthier Americans
- Delays by two months billions of dollars in mandatory defense and domestic spending cuts
- Extends farm bill provisions to prevent a spike in milk prices
- Blocks cuts to payments for doctors who treat elderly Americans
- Extends unemployment benefits to 2 million people for one year
- Cancels a $900 cost-of-living raise for members of Congress
- Extends child tax credits, and those for college tuition and renewable energy