The American Cable Association has added another top D.C. policymaker to its policy summit in Washington March 28-30.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-Wash.), chair of the House Republican Conference, will speak at the summit March 29.

Also among the speakers at the event is Republican Federal Communications Commission member Michael O'Rielly and Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.).

The event combines panels, speeches and networking opportunities with a chance for ACA's medium and smaller operators to take their issues to the Hill and the FCC.

The ACA Summit will be at D.C.'s Grand Hyatt Hotel. Multichannel News is a co-sponsor of the event.

Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) will speak at the upcoming American Cable Association annual policy summit (March 28-30) in Washington, the ACA said Wedneday (Jan. 18).

"Rep. Schrader has a solid understanding of the issues that ACA members care about the most," Matt Polka, ACA president, said in a statement. "ACA members greatly appreciate Rep. Schrader's attendance so they can thank him personally for helping fight unfair set-top box regulations brewing last year at the Federal Communications Commission."

Schrader joined with other legislators to register their concerns with FCC chairman Tom Wheeler's proposed set-top revamp, which was ultimately pulled due to bipartisan pushback, including from within the FCC itself.

Schrader is a small business owner who shares similar perspectives with ACA members, who are small and midsized cable operators and telecom providers.