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. NR's A Martinez speaks with Democratic Sen.Some Senate Democrats are circulating a letter urging President Joe Biden to prepare to invoke the 14th Amendment to lift the debt ceiling. Executive Summary On Tuesday, November 5th, Donald Trump was elected to serve as the 47th President of the United States. Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and Assembly proposing an amendment to section 11 of article 1 of the constitution, in relation to equal protection. So far, neither President Joe Biden nor House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, RCalif. , is giving ground ahead of debt ceiling talks. The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Jim Clyburn called on Biden to use an untested legal strategy to avert a debt default: using the 14th Amendment to circumvent Congress. President Biden has been considering ways to challenge the constitutionality of the debt limit to defuse the risk of default.