Health care reform was on the minds of a group of people who rallied outside the district office of Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper on Tuesday.  CLICK FOR VIDEO

Everyone at the rally was a supporter of Dahlkemper, and wants to see health care reform.  But the bill before the House contains provisions that could allow federal money be used for abortions.  Dahlkemper is pro-life. She is not yet saying how she will vote.

"Kathy Dahlkemper has to be under tremendous pressure," said Tim Broderick, of People for Life,  "and I do have a lot of faith in her.  She's been very clear about her stand, her convictions, her principles, and this is a very clear black and white vote.  We have unquestionably, federal funding for abortion here," he said.

Dahlkemper is a first term Democrat, who rode into office on the wings of Barack Obama's Campaign for Change.  As one of only a small group of swing votes, she could hold Obama's political future in her hands.

"I have every confidence that our beautiful, charming, intelligent congresswoman knows what the people of this country need.  She knows this is the best deal we can get right now," said Dahlkemper supporter Terry Lynch.

David Kozak is a Professor of Public Policy at Gannon University.  He says Dahlkemper is in an enormous dilemma.   He says she will receive political flak no matter how she votes.  She may upset her pro-life supporters.  Or she could upset Obama and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

"Because the Speaker's Office is managing this, and if you run afoul of the Speaker of the House, there's many ways in which retributions can be exercised," Kozak said. 

Kozak has been teaching politics since 1972.  He says he has never seen a vote that will have as much drama as the one this week on health care reform.