ɡˈʌvɚnɚ hˈaʊɚd dˈiːn pɹˈeɪzd hɜːɹ æz "ðə dɹˈaɪvɪŋ fˈoːɹs" bᵻhˌaɪnd hɪz ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃənz wˈɛlfɛɹ ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmz ænd dᵻskɹˈaɪbd hɜːɹ æz "ðɪ ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkt ʌv ˌaʊɚ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl hˈɛlθkɛɹ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm," ɹᵻfˈɜːɹɪŋ tə dˈɑːktɚ. dˈaɪnɐsˌɔːɹ, vɜːmˈɔnts pˈʌblɪkli fˈʌndᵻd hˈɛlθ ɪnʃˈʊɹɹəns pɹˈoʊɡɹæm fɔːɹ tʃˈɪldɹən ðæt wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
Governor Howard Dean praised her as "the driving force" behind his administration's welfare reforms and described her as "the architect of our universal healthcare program," referring to Dr. Dynasaur, Vermont's publicly funded health insurance program for children that was established in 1989.