John Boehner just released this:

Washington, DC – U.S. House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement today praising Iraqi leaders for their announcement that consensus has been struck on legislation that will help deliver political reconciliation and national unity in Iraq. “Over the last several months, tens of thousands of ordinary Iraqis have stepped forward to help coalition forces defeat al Qaeda and achieve peace for themselves and their families. In hundreds of local communities across the country, the surge is working both politically and militarily to achieve that common goal. “Yesterday, Kurdish, Sunni, and Shiite leaders in Iraq announced their own giant step forward at the national level – political consensus on legislation in Baghdad that will help deliver reconciliation, unity, and a free and secure country for the people they represent. I commend these leaders for their hard work in the face of a relentless enemy, and I congratulate them for this landmark achievement.” NOTE: According to USA Today, Iraq’s top Shiite, Sunni Arab and Kurdish political leaders (Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, Sunni Arab Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, Shiite Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi, and Massoud Barzani, president of the semiautonomous Kurdistan region) announced one of the “most significant political developments” on Sunday, as they reached consensus on measures critical to national reconciliation and unity in Iraq. Agreements were achieved on legislation to allow former members of the Baath Party to join civil and military services, a law to govern provincial powers, a national oil law, and a process to release certain detainees.