Dan Pfeiffer

White House Profile

Dan Pfeiffer

Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor

Dan Pfeiffer currently serves as Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor. In January 2009, Pfeiffer joined the White House as Deputy Communications Director and became the Communications Director in December 2009. He first joined the President’s campaign as the Traveling Press Secretary and later became the Communications Director. Prior to working on the campaign, Pfeiffer previously worked for Vice President Al Gore, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and Senators Tim Johnson and Evan Bayh.

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

Dan Pfeiffer's Posts

Responding to Leader Boehner on Jobs

December 11, 2009 at 12:20 PM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer responds to the latest attack from Republican Leadership on the economy.

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Health Care

Progress in the Senate on Health Reform

December 8, 2009 at 11:48 PM EDT

A reaction to the latest developments.

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Health Care

Moving Forward on Cost-Containment

December 8, 2009 at 2:49 PM EDT

Dan Pfeiffer writes about continuing progress on cost-containment in health insurance reform, including a package of amendments unveiled by eleven freshman Senators.

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Economy

Previewing Tuesday's Economic Speech

December 7, 2009 at 5:00 AM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer gives some context for the President's upcoming speech on jobs and the economy.

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Health Care

Coming Attractions: Insurance Industry Funded Study is Wrong on the Facts... Again...

December 3, 2009 at 1:07 PM EDT

What to expect from the new insurance industry "study" coming down the pike.

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Reality Check: Senate Health Care Debate Viewing Guide

December 2, 2009 at 12:28 PM EDT

As the Senate debate gets into full swing, we thought we’d address a few of the myths America is most likely to hear from critics of health insurance reform.

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Health Care

CBO Confirms Families Will Save Money Under Health Reform

November 30, 2009 at 3:50 PM EDT

More good news from the CBO about what reform will mean for families struggling to keep up with skyrocketing premiums under the broken status quo.

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Health Care

Reality Check: Column Ignores Facts about Health Reform

November 27, 2009 at 6:14 PM EDT

In today's Washington Post, Charles Krauthammer takes great pains to paint a bleak picture of health care reform as "monstrous," "overregulated," and rife with "arbitrary bureaucratic inventions." The columnist's argument may be cogent and well-written, but it is wholly inaccurate.

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Health Care

Reality Check: Health Insurance Reform and Guns

November 24, 2009 at 12:31 PM EDT

It’s amazing that after so many months debating health insurance reform, sometimes a myth we see being spread about it can still surprise us.

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Health Care

Health Insurance Reform vs. Medicare Part D

November 21, 2009 at 5:08 PM EDT

Opponents of health insurance reform have spent hours on the Senate floor today attacking the Senate's efforts to provide stability and security for those with insurance, affordable coverage for those without, and lower costs for families, small businesses and the government. To provide a little perspective on these attacks, let’s compare today's legislation with the 2003 Medicare Part D effort, which many of these same critics supported.

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