article_snippet: Meanwhile, many of the GOP's rank and file seemed ready for the whole debacle to be over. '
article_snippet: Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid applauded the passage of the House bill while opining that 'many weeks were wasted on political games that left us staring a Homeland Security shutdown square in the face.'
article_snippet: Conservative firebrand Steve King of Iowa argued that 'this is the signal of capitulation.' 'The mood of this thing is such that to bring this thing back from the abyss is very difficult.'
article_snippet: Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid applauded the passage of the House bill the House bill on Tuesday while opining that 'many weeks were wasted on political games that left us staring a Homeland Security shutdown square in the face.'
article_snippet: but it was . time to allow a vote on the billSenate . '
highlights_snippet: '
  Rep. Steve King of Iowa argued that 'this is the signal of capitulation'
  Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid called the ordeal an 'unnecessary showdown'
  DHS chief Jeh Johnson thanked members 'who showed the leadership necessary to get the job done' 