on to a sandy shorelined wi lin cafe after cafe that specialize in one thing, coffee.shore town, it is an art form with humble beginnings and vending machines like these. coffee was so hard to find, men would take women on dates here. one cafe after another started popping up. that is why they call it coffee street. there are more than 300 unique coffee shops in this small city. we set out to taste every cup. the caffeine pumping, a sugar high and crash back to the beach with the rolling waves brought us back down to reality and we could appreciate every cup carefully crafted here on coffee street. i haven't slept since that whole segment was taken. just kidding of course. that was a great escape from elite competition found here. the culture here in south korea is unbelievable. the people wonderful. so much to explore and see. we have been here for gosh, 20 days or so and almost had our fill. >> no starbucks, though? you didn't see that? >> reporter: you know, what we did see, a starbucks and it walked in and it didn't look like that at the outside and i said i can't

constituents of mine like charles of toms river who said, quote, we already have shoreline concerns thanks to superstorm sandy, we don't need another threat to our economy. or jean from new bruns wic, who said that tourism is a major business. or any of the thousands of new jerseyans who have signed my coast anti-drilling act petition to stop drilling. the jersey shore is home to family vacations, successful small businesses, and vibrant coastal communities that are visited from people across the atlantic coast, canadians who come down and spend their money at our shore and so many others. that may not mean anything to exxonmobil or b.p., and it may not mean anything to president trump or secretary zinke, but it means something to me. that's why we're here today to give voice to new jerseyans who have gone unheard. we will not stand silent while this administration tries to auction the jersey shore off to the highest bidder, not without a fight. not without a fight. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. whitehouse: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: