 The Congress has passed the laws. The courts are basically setting the deadlines. All the EPA is doing is they're basically implementing the law that Congress passes. So maybe the chairman needs to maybe take a look in the mirror. But Vilsack's taking the onus off EPA comes after years of lawmaker and farm group criticism of the agency and its WOTUS pesticide livestock air emissions and meat plant affluent rulemakings. Chair Thompson says sometimes on herbicide and vulnerable species plans, USDA raised concerns.