Dan Pfeiffer

White House Profile

Dan Pfeiffer

White House Communications Director

Dan Pfeiffer joined the White House as Deputy Communications Director in January 2009 and has served as the Director of Communications since December 2009. Pfeiffer first joined the President’s campaign as the Traveling Press Secretary and later became the Communications Director. Prior to working on the campaign, Pfeiffer was a spokesman for former Vice President Al Gore and has also worked for Senators Tim Johnson, Tom Daschle and Evan Bayh.

A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Pfeiffer graduated from Georgetown University.

Dan Pfeiffer's Posts

The Churchill Bust & Charles Krauthammer

July 31, 2012 at 5:30 PM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer's email to columnist Charles Krauthammer on the recent back-and-forth over the busts of Winston Churchill and the White House.

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Fact Check: The Bust of Winston Churchill

July 27, 2012 at 1:21 PM EDT

The bust of Winston Churchill has a prominent place in the White House -- in the Residence, outside the Treaty Room.

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Health Care

Health Care and the House of Representatives: By the Numbers

July 11, 2012 at 4:58 PM EDT

The health care law President Obama signed in 2010 is already making a positive difference in the lives of millions of Americans. But rather than move on and act on the President’s plans to cut taxes and strengthen the economy, House Republicans voted again to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

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Economy

Three Charts Illustrating Two Different Visions for Our Nation

April 3, 2012 at 2:07 PM EDT

The President’s approach to reducing our deficit is a balanced approach that asks the wealthiest to pay their fair share, achieves significant health savings and enacts sensible spending cuts while making the investments we need to have a strong middle class.

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FACT CHECK: All-of-the-Above Approach to American Energy

February 29, 2012 at 4:37 PM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer debunks claims from Republicans in Congress on the President's record on domestic energy and gas prices.

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Economy

Why Congress Must Extend the Payroll Tax Cut Through 2012

February 14, 2012 at 7:00 AM EDT

President Obama invited some hardworking, middle class Americans to the White House today to explain what $40 per paycheck means to their family's economic security

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Additional Issues

Rooting Out the Corrosive Influence of Money in Politics

February 1, 2012 at 7:00 AM EDT

Laws on the books prevent Executive Branch employees from trading stock based on information that is not public. It’s time to make it clear that Congress is subject to the same rules.

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Economy

America's Consumer Watchdog

January 4, 2012 at 11:45 AM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer explains why the President went forward with appointing Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where he'll work on behalf of millions of families across the nation to ensure they’re not being taken advantage of by debt collectors and credit reporting agencies.

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Economy

Republican Hypocrisy on the Payroll Tax Cut

December 3, 2011 at 7:00 AM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer shows that the payroll tax cut for working Americans that Senate Republicans have blocked has enjoyed enthusiastic support from many of those same Senators in just the last 3 years.

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Economy

Time for a Balanced Approach to Appropriations

December 1, 2011 at 4:11 PM EDT

A current debate in Congress could force a costly government shutdown, inflicting on the economy a shock that we do not need and cannot afford

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