Do We Have A Deal Yet? College Student Presidents Band Together For Debt Deal

The message behind the site Do We Have A Deal Yet looms large: No. There is no federal debt deal yet. And more than 120 college student body presidents are speaking out to get one.

The site, championed by recent Georgetown graduate Carlos Reyes, aims to pressure Congress and President Obama to solve the debt ceiling quagmire -- and quickly. Students, recent and otherwise, are poised to be the group most effected by the debt crisis and staggering unemployment rates.

On Tuesday, President Obama participated in a conference call with the student body presidents. Reyes told HuffPost's Tyler Kingkade that the president had read their letter and thanked them for their input.

The Do We Have A Deal Yet coalition also spoke with Gene Sperling and wants to engage more leaders in the effort.

Below, read the testimonies of 13 student body presidents who signed Do We Have A Deal Yet's letter. What do you think of this cause? Weigh in below.

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We've all been told that an investment in higher education will be the most important of our lives. Sadly, with the mounting debt crisis and a shaky economy, that investment is becoming less and less bright. It's frustrating to watch. When we look at Washington and see our elected representatives in an unyielding trench war we wonder -- who is going to stand up for our generation? This pledge is about giving our peers a voice in the discussion and an opportunity to make a stand for a future we will inevitably inherit. What condition it is in stems directly from these talks.

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We've all been told that an investment in higher education will be the most important of our lives. Sadly, with the mounting debt crisis and a shaky economy, that investment is becoming less and less bright. It's frustrating to watch. When we look at Washington and see our elected representatives in an unyielding trench war we wonder -- who is going to stand up for our generation? This pledge is about giving our peers a voice in the discussion and an opportunity to make a stand for a future we will inevitably inherit. What condition it is in stems directly from these talks.

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[lgreenbaum1214]

05:25 PM on 07/28/2011

Not much diversity in this sampling of student government presidents. Sorta jumps out at you.

[patriot23]

05:42 PM on 08/07/2011

I didn't notice. Maybe that is because, as a conservative, I don't really pay attention to race.

[prestonmacdougall]

09:33 AM on 07/28/2011

There are a 140,000 undergrads at Cornell?

[dre31]

04:29 AM on 07/28/2011

only two people on here looked good

[dre31]

04:28 AM on 07/28/2011

Ok so what are they going to do

[Redgriffin]

01:31 PM on 07/27/2011

Are there no Institutions of Higher Learning on the West Coast like say Stanford or Berkley? Come on HP let's get west of the Rockies.

[MamaBird62]

05:14 PM on 07/27/2011

http://dowehaveadealyet.com/

Not a really strong representation of west coast schools in this group, but there are some.