Senate to welcome Slovenian prime minister

The Senate will welcome Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor to the U.S. on Monday afternoon.

Pahour, a centrist social Democrat, is on a working trip to the U.S, invited by Vice President Joe Biden.

The Senate will pause floor consideration of the Federal Aviation Administration authorization bill at about 4:20 p.m. to welcome Pahor.

At 4:30 p.m. the Senate will take up the nominations of three federal judges: Paul Kinloch Holmes to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas; Diana Saldana to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas; and Marco Hernandez to be a United States District Judge for the District of Oregon.

The Senate will hold votes on the confirmation of Saldana and Holmes at 5:30 p.m.