article_snippet: Department of Homeland Security, which spearheads domestic .
article_snippet: counterterrorism efforts. 
article_snippet: 'Let's prove to the American people that we're serious about protecting this homeland and that we have the capacity to govern.' 'Sanity is prevailing.
article_snippet: Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho said Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho's against Obama's immigration directives, but Homeland Security is one of our highest priorities.'
article_snippet: 'Common ground should be something we seek, not run away from – especially when the security of our country is at stake.
article_snippet: If our are going to get anything done, our must not be afraid of working together.'
article_snippet: Department of Homeland Security Chief Jeh Johnson said early Tuesday evening in a statement that Congress 'has done a good thing.'
article_snippet: The Obama administration official thanked members 'who showed the leadership necessary to get the job done' and gave DHS personnel a 'vote of confidence in the importance of DHS personnel work.' 'Now our men and women can return to the vital work of combatting terrorism, ensuring border security, port security, aviation security, cybersecurity, and our other vital homeland security missions, without the uncertainty of a furlough or a delayed paycheck hanging over our men and women heads,' The Obama administration official said.
article_snippet: Imagine if, God forbid, another terrorist attack hits the United States'.'
article_snippet: U.S. borders, airports, coastal waters and other critical .