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.
Congress authorized back pay for all furloughed federal workers. Furloughs peaked at about 850,000 the first week of October, Burwell said. About 400,000 civilian military workers were called back to work the following week. The White House Council of Economic Advisors already had estimated the shutdown cost 120,000 private sector jobs and would reduce fourth-quarter economic output by 0.2 to 0.6 percentage points.