. >> let's take look at the ththree most overpaid and landing number one was john welch, from usec in bethesesda. he made $6 million -- that was a raise from last year even though theompany's p performance sank. >> usecc provides nuclear fuel to nuclear power plants and they hahave had a lotf financial chchallengnges. the stochas lost % ofts value. yes. revenue is shrinking, earnings ar down. but the ceoeo made a little more money. they actuay got pushed back om shareholders, 30% giving them a a no--- no vote. >> number 2, wilkus, american public, numbmber tee, michae laphen from compuputer sciences cocorp. how did they lead the list? >> american capital is a private equity company and they aree very profitable but less profitable than before. because their earnings went down, they rent or on n that. revenue declined, too. >> comomputer sciences corp.? >> they have been having a lot of challenges. the stock has lost a l of value and eaarnings and revenue dodown as well. >> those three ceo's try not to walk to the show but t there are three who may want to show it to eir shareholders.

welch case to bring to the convention in this photo. here in tampa on the first full night of the convention they will hear from john boehner, former rival senator santorum and tea party favorites scott walker of wisconsin and nikki haley of south carolina and keynote speaker chris christie of new jersey. thanks to isaac, republicans have scrambled to adjust their convention schedule. monday's session was over as soon as it began. he gaveled in order and seconds later declared a recess. the louisiana delegation's empty chairs, a symbolic reminder. bobby jindal will be a tampa no show. >> certainly party conventions are interesting but there's no time for politics in louisiana along our coast. preparing to arrive in tampa today, mitt romney's running mate paul ryan received a rousing sendoff monday in his native janesville, wisconsin, previewing the republican convention's message. >> we're not just picking the next president for a few years. we are picking the pathway for america for a generation. >> while this gathering may lack the drama of past convention one staple remains, political rumor and gossip. chris christie has quietly whit

congressman welch, let me ask you because we got word, we have avoided the government shutdown if only temporarily. harry reid and johne we have had in years past? right? >> this is the government achievement of low expectations. you know, how this becomes news that we have avoided a shutdown to put it in context, we have had this confrontational approach up against the wall governing, brinksmanship that has had catastrophic consequences. it was a year ago now where we had the whole debt ceiling fiasco, outrageous. the prem is of that premisesd -- the premises was american would default on its bills, the first time. >> some people thought that was a good idea. >> my republican colleagues were advising the two camps on debt ceiling. the group that was going to vote know and the second group that was going to vote hell known no. that cost us according to the treasury $12,000,000,000. can you imagine that? $12,000,000,000 because we were messing around. >> exactly. for no good reason. >> the thing that was terrible about that was at the end of the day, if congress through it's failure to act allowed the country to defaul