Finding a patient goal to target, like the grandmother who wants her heart failure controlled enough that her feet don't swell out of her Sunday shoes.
They drew upon their own frame of reference and, thinking back to DREAMers they know, declared that they were swell folks who were humble and idealistic and didn't feel entitled.
To ensure that their plan isn't derailed by a Senate filibuster, the bi-partisan gang needs their ranks to swell to at least 60 before Congress' expected adjournment at the end of the month.