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.
According to estimates by the financial services company Standards & Poorâs, the government shutdown cost America a whopping $24 billion, or $1.5 billion a day. The shutdown finally came to an end. On Oct. 16, the Senate and House voted to fund the government until Jan. 15 and extend the debt limit.