Carolyn Foster speaking at the Moral Monday demonstration on Nov. 24, 2025, in front of the Federal Courthouse in Montgomery, Alabama. A small group of Alabama clergy gathered to protest, calling on Tuberville and Britt to restore security of SNAP benefits. (Anna Barrett/Alabama Reflector)
A small group of Alabama clergy gathered in front of the federal courthouse in Montgomery Monday to protest the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and to call on Alabama U.S. Sens. Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville to restore funding cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. Over 1 million Alabamians were enrolled in Medicaid in 2022, mostly children, the elderly and those with disabilities.
The protest, part of Repairers of the Breach “Moral Mondays” movement, was organized by clergy and pastors from across the South, and led by Rev. Carolyn Foster of Greater Birmingham Ministries. Foster said the group has tried to schedule meetings with Tuberville and Britt for weeks to discuss policy and to pray with the senators…