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

Health Care

TIME’s Take on the Actuary’s Report

April 23, 2010 at 5:15 PM EDT

White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer relays yet another take putting the Actuary's report on Health Reform in perspective.

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Health Care

A Practice That Will Soon Be Illegal

April 23, 2010 at 11:45 AM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer discusses one particularly offensive insurance company practice and Secretary Sebelius' letter to the insurance company regarding it.

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Health Care

Blue Cross Blue Shield Does the Right Thing

April 20, 2010 at 9:23 PM EDT

White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer commends BCBS for helping ensure all adult children get coverage as soon as possible.

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Karl Rove, At It Again

April 15, 2010 at 5:14 PM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer debunks Karl Rove's latest bogus attack.

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Taxes

On Tax Day, Another Look at the President's Relief for Middle Class Families

April 15, 2010 at 5:00 AM EDT

Helping working families with relief on their taxes has been one of the President's consistent priorities.

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Health Care

Health Reform and the Recovery Act: Unprecedented Tax Cuts for the Middle Class

April 13, 2010 at 4:20 PM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer lays out the tangible pocketbook benefits for middle class families included in two of the President's major initiatives.

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Health Care

Double-Dipping Explained

April 6, 2010 at 9:55 AM EDT

There has been a lot discussion about reports that some businesses are expecting some additional costs from health reform. Today a New York Times editorial elaborates on the issue.

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Health Care

What "Repeal" Would Do Away With

March 25, 2010 at 4:17 PM EDT

Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer takes on the House Minority Leader's call for "repeal."

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Health Care

Reform Begins

March 22, 2010 at 8:36 AM EDT

White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer lays out some of the immediate benefits of health reform.

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Health Care

One More Step Towards Health Insurance Reform

March 21, 2010 at 4:16 PM EDT

Today, the President announced that he will be issuing an executive order after the passage of the health insurance reform law that will reaffirm its consistency with longstanding restrictions on the use of federal funds for abortion.

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