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John Faso talks with the media voting Nov. 8 in Kinderhook, New York. Faso won the 19th Congressional District seat.(Photo: Mike Groll / Associated Press)

ALBANY -- After his vote in favor of the replacement to Obamacare, Rep. John Faso is under pressure from Democrats in his Hudson Valley district.

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-Cold Spring, is making the rare move to hold an event in a colleagues district Monday night in Kingston, and Faso picked up a possible Democratic candidate for his re-election in 2018.

Gareth Rhodes, a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on Monday said he is considering a run against Faso in the 19th District, which stretches from Dutchess County and into the Capital region.

"I am considering a run for Congress because our representative has sold out this community and has chosen Trump over us," Rhodes, 29, an Ulster County native, wrote on Medium.

"Its time to repeal and replace John Faso."

Faso brushed off the criticism Monday, knocking Maloney and claiming he is distorting the bill passed Thursday by the U.S. House that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

The measure is now being debated in the U.S. Senate.

"There are many conflicting reports regarding what is covered and what is not covered under the American Health Care Act," Faso, a freshman from Kinderhook, said in a statement Monday.

"The claim that rape and sexual assault would be considered as a pre-existing condition. That claim is false."

He added that New York is one of 45 states that have consumer protections "that would prevent insurance companies from discriminating against those with pre-existing conditions.

Maloney visiting Kingston comes after he said he challenged Faso to visit Maloney's neighboring 18th District in Putnam and Westchester counties so Faso could explain his vote.

All New York Democrats in the House voted against the American Health Care Act, but all but two Republicans voted for it.

Maloney said in a news release he asked "Faso to attend the town hall in his district and answer questions for his constituents about his vote for TrumpCare."

When Faso refused, Maloney said he would "adopt the district and hold the 6:30 p.m. event in Kingston.

Faso called it a "political stunt."

"These things go beyond the pale, and it is really outrageous," Faso said on WGDJ-AM (1300) Monday about Maloney's criticism that certain conditions are not covered under the new bill.

"I didnt expect much from Maloney, and hes proving my instinct correct."

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