WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt issued the following press release:

U.S. Senators Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the bipartisan Securing Enforcement of Americans' Right to Competition at Home (SEARCH) Act to prevent large search engines from blocking smaller competitors. The bipartisan legislation would put into law remedies sought by then-Attorney General Schmitt and the Justice Department after the Google Search Monopoly Case, the nation's first Big Tech antitrust win.

"Big Tech monopolies are shaping what information Americans see and censoring free speech. A handful of search engines dictate how virtually every American accesses information, meaning the companies controlling those search engines hold ...