Dahlkemper was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition. She supported the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy for the Armed Forces,[1] and was a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act also known as "Card Check".[2] Dahlkemper identifies herself as pro-life,[3] and was the "Hall of Fame" Award recipient at the 2009 Conference of Democrats for Life of America.[4] Dahlkemper supported the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, an anti-abortion amendment to America's Affordable Health Care Act of 2009 (HR 3962), but later voted in favor of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act after President Obama issued an Executive Order that barred the use of federal funds for abortions.