The 13th Annual Cure SMA Hope on the Hill will be held at The Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. This prestigious event unites SMA families, government officials, and industry leaders to celebrate breakthroughs in SMA research while championing access to treatments and enhancing patient care and services. Hope on the Hill elevates pressing advocacy issues affecting our SMA community.  Proceeds from this event benefit Cure SMA, the leading SMA research organization.

Past speakers include:

U.S. Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12)

U.S. Representative Michael Burgess (R-TX-26)

Dr. Francis Collins, Director, National Institutes of Health

U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6)

U.S. Representative Sean Duffy (R-WI-7)

U.S. Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN-6)

U.S. Representative Bill Foster (R-IL-11)

U.S. Representative Scott Garrett (R-NJ-5)

U.S. Representative Jeb Hensarling (R-TX-5)

U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC-8) *currently represents NC-9

U.S. Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI-2) *currently represents MI-4

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

Dr. Walter Koroshetz, Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8)

U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5)

U.S. Representative Erik Paulsen (R-MN-3)

U.S. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI-1)

U.S. Representative David Schweikert (R-AZ-6) *currently represents AZ-1

U.S. Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX-32) *currently represents TX-17

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4)

U.S. Representative Dina Titus (D-NV-1)

U.S. Representative Fred Upton (R-MI-6)

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack

U.S. Representative Greg Walden (R-OR-2)

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS)

U.S. Representative Kevin Yoder (R-KS-3)