The president says he is willing to discuss possible deficit savings, but without the threat of the federal government being unable to pay its bills. Some Senate Democrats are circulating a letter urging President Joe Biden to prepare to invoke the 14th Amendment to lift the debt ceiling.Strickland, Note, The Public Debt Clause Debate: Who Controls this Lost Section of the. The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Some Senate Democrats are circulating a letter urging President Joe Biden to prepare to invoke the 14th Amendment to lift the debt ceiling. Strickland, Note, The Public Debt Clause Debate: Who Controls this Lost Section of the. The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. The Fourteenth Amendment addresses many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens.