...rely more on ''mechanical thinning'' -- using people and machines to cut down trees and undergrowth. Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage, R-Idaho, said the Clinton administration relies too much on prescribed fires because of a ''dogmatic...

...already owns huge amounts of land -- fear a new federal assault on private property, Murkowski said. Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage, R-Idaho, called it on Monday ''a blank check'' to take private lands. ''If this bill passes it will...

...he had an "absolute rule" against new spending that didn't come with equal cuts in other programs. Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage of Idaho has been one of Congress' most conservative and most colorful members with her strong pro-gun positions...