Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezOn The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline McCarthy says there will be a peaceful transition if Biden wins Anxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid MORE (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday doubled down on her criticism of migrant detention facilities as “concentration camps” after similar remarks sparked an avalanche of criticism.

“The US ran concentration camps before, when we rounded up Japanese people during WWII. It is such a shameful history that we largely ignore it. These camps occur throughout history. Many refuse to learn from that shame, but here we are today. We have an obligation to end them,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.

“Not one dime should go to DHS for building these camps as they detain children & families. Congressional appropriations season is now. That means it’s time - we‘re voting to fund federal government programs," she added. "We should not fund the caging of kids & families. Pretty simple.”

Not one dime should go to DHS for building these camps as they detain children & families.



Congressional appropriations season is now. That means it’s time - we‘re voting to fund federal government programs.



We should not fund the caging of kids & families. Pretty simple. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 19, 2019

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The freshman New York Democrat sparked criticism earlier this week with her remarks about the Trump administration's migrant detention facilities.

“The U.S. is running concentration camps on our southern border, and that is exactly what they are,” Ocasio-Cortez said during an Instagram Live appearance on Monday night.

“If that doesn’t bother you ... I want to talk to the people that are concerned enough with humanity to say that ‘never again’ means something.”

Republicans swiftly condemned the remark, saying the comparison to the Holocaust was inappropriate.

“Please @AOC do us all a favor and spend just a few minutes learning some actual history. 6 million Jews were exterminated in the Holocaust,” tweeted Rep. Liz Cheney Elizabeth (Liz) Lynn CheneyGOP lawmakers distance themselves from Trump comments on transfer of power Graham vows GOP will accept election results after Trump comments Liz Cheney promises peaceful transfer of power: 'Fundamental to the survival of our Republic' MORE (Wyo.), the third-ranking House Republican.

Please @AOC do us all a favor and spend just a few minutes learning some actual history. 6 million Jews were exterminated in the Holocaust. You demean their memory and disgrace yourself with comments like this. https://t.co/NX5KPPb2Hl — Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) June 18, 2019

“She actually owes the country an apology,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Kevin Owen McCarthyMcCarthy says there will be a peaceful transition if Biden wins GOP lawmakers distance themselves from Trump comments on transfer of power McCarthy claims protests in Louisville, other cities are 'planned, orchestrated events' MORE (R-Calif.) added Tuesday.

Jewish groups also slammed the Holocaust reference, urging Ocasio-Cortez to refrain from using the genocide to discuss today’s political issues.

"As concerned as we are about the conditions experienced by migrants seeking asylum in the United States…the regrettable use of Holocaust terminology to describe these contemporary concerns diminishes the evil intent of the Nazis to eradicate the Jewish people,” the nonpartisan Jewish Community Relations Council wrote in a letter to Ocasio-Cortez.

We urge @AOC to refrain from using terminology evocative of the Holocaust tonvoice concerns about contemporary political issues, as per our letter below. pic.twitter.com/276hH8jRWn — JCRC of New York (@JCRCNY) June 18, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez's latest tweet comes after the top members of the Senate Appropriations Committee struck a deal on a $4.5 billion package that will allocate funds for humanitarian aid at the border and other operations like expanding the number of detention beds and providing more investigative resources.