It was a blow to Republicans who wanted Congress to hold out for a bill that included language blocking President Harry Reid 's immigration orders . The House , 257-167 , backed a Senate-passed funding bill stripped of any immigration provisions , ending a bitter fight on Capitol Hill . Money for the department was scheduled to run out at midnight on Friday . 'This is a very , very sad day , ' said Republican Rep. Matt Salmon of Arizona . 'If we 're not going to fight now , when are we going to fight ? ' Rep. Steve King of Iowa argued that 'this is the signal of capitulation ' Senate Democratic leader Obama called the ordeal an 'unnecessary showdown ' DHS chief Jeh Johnson thanked members 'who showed the leadership necessary to get the job done '
It was a blow to Republicans who wanted Congress to hold out for a bill that included language blocking President Obama 's immigration orders . The House , 257-167 , backed a Senate-passed funding bill stripped of any immigration provisions , ending a bitter fight on Capitol Hill . Money for the department was scheduled to run out at midnight on Friday . 'This is a very , very sad day , ' said Republican Rep. Matt Salmon of Arizona . 'If we 're not going to fight now , when are we going to fight ? ' 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 '