Bro is a colloquial term of address used for any person, primarily males, that began as an abbreviated form of the word âbrother.â In addition to its usage as a friendly label, the term can be also used as a prefix to associate any activity with stereotypical frat boy or guido subcultures.
Federal workers do not get paid during a government shutdown. Employees who are not furloughed receive pay for their work during the closure after the government reopens. Furloughed employees receive pay for the time the government is shut down if Congress allows it. Congress always has voted to give furloughed federal workers back pay after a shutdown. The bill would require lawmakers in future Congresses to work full time during a government shutdown without pay.
From October 1 to October 17, 2013, the United States federal government entered a shutdown and curtailed most routine operations because neither legislation appropriating funds for fiscal year 2014 nor a continuing resolution for the interim authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2014 was enacted in time. Regular government operations resumed October 17 after an interim appropriations bill was signed into law. During the shutdown, approximately 800,000 federal employees were indefinite