furlough

This two-hander zooms in on the relationship of two cousins, one on a three-day furlough from prison to attend a family funeral.

Almost 30 years ago, toward the end of President Clinton’s first term in office, Republicans in Congress forced a government shutdown that led some 800,000 nonessential federal workers to be furloughed.

Trump could use this authority to, for example, furlough the employees who send out Social Security checks.

“The minute you tell them, ‘no money,’ even if it’s for a few days or a few weeks, they probably need to think about closing their doors temporarily and furloughing employees.”

Scott set up a business selling golf accessories during the pandemic while on furlough.