Points 2 and 3, in essence, are also a partisan struggle. Point 2 is that the Republicans don’t have enough votes in the Senate, so they have to win over Democrats. This is a bit difficult, but it doesn’t rule out being infiltrated by the minority—get the votes, that’s all that matters.

For point 3, the timeline is too tight. The Republicans want to pass it before August. The goal is to prevent Trump’s moral taint issues from being blown up and gaining momentum into the midterm elections. The core is still to deny Democrats an opening to attack before the midterms.