Senate Democrats held a series of phone calls with Judge Amy Coney Barrett Wednesday in preparation for her high-profile Supreme Court confirmation hearing set to kick off next week. AMY CONEY BARRETT'S SUPREME COURT CONFIRMATION SCHEDULE: A TIMELINEWednesday's calls bring the total to at least eight Democrats who have spoken to Barrett after Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., previously talked to the jurist. Barrett would make no commitment to recuse herself from any Trump-Biden election dispute that may come before the Supreme Court, he said. "The ACA is not just on the docket of the Supreme Court, it's on the ballot in the fall," Coons said. SENATE DEMOCRATS CITE CORONAVIRUS IN LATEST EFFORT TO DELAY AMY CONEY BARRETT CONFIRMATIONThe White House confirmed the calls with the six Democrats Wednesday and said Barrett is preparing for her hearing next week.

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