[Sooth2222]

According to lobbyists and congressional aides, bargainers have discussed including money for the Children’s Health Insurance Program for two more years, costing around $5 billion. Its money is due to expire Oct. 1. […] The overall agreement—eliminating the Medicare reimbursement formula, slightly boosting those payments and adding money for children’s health—would cost roughly $200 billion over 10 years, aides and lobbyists say.

Hmmmmmm. Is the not-very-free press deliberately comparing the two sums over different time periods to make the children's program appear much smaller than it actually is?

("It's just a little more money! And it's for the children!")

[mrsmith]

Yes, yes they are.
Media expects 5% of this money will end up in their pockets advertising costs of consumer spending). So they want the government to spend the money.
They also don’t want the conservatives to be able to attach a cost-cutting amendment to a CHIP bill later.

Harry Reid watches out for the media’s profits and the media watches out for him.