Go Yellow," that promotes G.M. vehicles that can run on the corn-based fuel.

Mr. Bradley also made a point on Tuesday of restating his support for a tax break for the production of ethanol, a corn-based fuel.

But the movement has come largely because of optimism about growing demand for ethanol, the corn-based fuel additive, and soybean meal, which is fed to livestock.

He has opposed subsidies for ethanol, a corn-based fuel that is the special-interest elixir of Iowa.

A lucky few farmers, though, have invested in ethanol, the corn-based fuel additive that is pegged to gas prices.

Ethanol - Vote on a measure that would require refiners to add eight billion gallons of ethanol, a corn-based fuel, each year to the gasoline supply by 2012.

The ruling could have riled farmers in Iowa, where the corn-based fuel is popular, so Bradley backers contend the Gore campaign made sure it comes after the caucuses there.

The bill passed last week by the Ways and Means Committee had a provision to eliminate subsidies for ethanol, the corn-based alternative fuel.

It's one thing for Mr. Andreas to own Congress, which gave him a lavish tax break for ethanol, the corn-based fuel whose market A.D.M. dominates.

When I hear about corn-based fuel as a solution to high oil prices, I get a little queasy.