Reads the headline on his senate press release Dr. Rand Paul Announces Legislation To Block ‘Sanctuary Cities’ From Receiving Federal Law Enforcement Grants BTW, did any national Republican or Democratic pol oppose Sanctuary Cities before the San Francisco murder? And is this the first time Rand has mentioned Block in a press release? UPDATE from Diogenes: Rep. Steve King (R-IA) has talked about this issue since at least 2006. Here’s a press release from a little while back.