The term was also popularized through other internet slang phrases like âCool Story, Broâ and âCome At Me, Broâ in the late 2000s. Usage as a Prefix As internet slang, âbroâ is commonly used as a prefix (Bro-) placed before other words to describe an activity between two close male friends.
Members of Congress and President Obama will get paid during a government shutdown. And their pay will arrive right on time. That's not the case for other federal workers.
Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 7:26 PM. WASHINGTON â The first shutdown of the U.S. government in 17 years began early Tuesday as Congress bickered and bungled an effort to fund federal agencies due to a bitter ideological standoff over Obamacare.