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.
President Barack Obama signed a bill Monday that will protect military pay in the case of any government shutdown. The bill passed the Senate unanimously earlier on Monday after passing the House on Sunday morning. The Pay Our Military Act was signed just two hours before a midnight government shutdown. After a government funding bill was vollied between the House and the Senate Monday evening, the House decided not to pass a clean funding bill in time to stave off a shutdown. The new bill will protect pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces when the government shuts down at midnight.