Minutes before House Democrats were set to hold a call at 1 p.m. to discuss the Office of Management and Budget memo halting nearly all federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance to beneficiaries, the agency rescinded the memo just one day after issuing it.

Democrats immediately pushed out statements and posts to social media celebrating the recission of the memo and arguing that it was because of Democratic pushback.

“Though the Trump Administration failed in this tactic, it’s no secret that they will try to find another, and when they do, it will again be Senate Democrats there to call it out, fight back, and defend American families,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in a post to X.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) praised both Democrats and nonprofit organizations for winning “this first big fight.” Several nonprofit groups and attorneys general filed lawsuits against the action and were successful in their efforts to get a federal judge to freeze the order.

“After massive pushback from non-profits, and local and federal officials, Trump has backed down and rescinded his freeze on federal aid,” Garcia said in a post. “But this isn’t over and he will try again. Let’s continue to fight back against his unconstitutional actions.”

A member on the 1 p.m. call told the Washington Examiner that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) thanked Democrats for their response over the last 48 hours to President Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding in the name of cutting waste and tracking the recent distribution of funds to programs as former President Joe Biden left office.

Jeffries asked members to continue speaking about the issue, especially after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said rescinding the memo was “NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze.”

House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Chairwoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) urged Democrats to use the phrase “Republican Ripoff” to refer to the funding freeze while holding events in their districts and speak to voters on the impact the freeze could or did have on people, a source confirmed.

House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) warned House Democrats not to get distracted by “red herring” OMB memos and to remember the fight is ongoing. She said she views the funding freeze as “stealing from the American people.”

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) told members that this was Democrats’ “fourth win in the last week” and “we need to keep pushing back,” a lawmaker told the Washington Examiner.

The administration’s OMB memo gave Democrats a prime messaging campaign opportunity in the wake of the 2024 elections, after which the party is facing a revamping period as it works to restructure its methods of communicating to voters on issues that pushed blue-collar workers toward Trump.

The rescinding of the memo also comes after House Republicans spent the second half of their three-day retreat in Doral, Florida, defending Trump’s decision. They called the freeze “brilliant” and brushed off concerns that the pause in funding would have a devastating impact on programs for people in need.

However, hours later, after their wrap-up press conference in which they blasted Democrats for “outright lies” and called the coverage a “media hoax,” the OMB rescinded its memo while Republicans traveled back to their districts or Washington.