This is clear not only to members of the State Duma and the Russian government, government officials and regional heads. About the work of State Duma deputiesInteraction between the government and the State Duma has reached a new level in recent years: "This interaction has reached a new level, the unified system of public authority has been strengthened, and accountability to the people has increased." The outgoing State Duma deputies worked during one of the most crucial periods in Russian history: "The past five years--and this is the period of your tenure--have been difficult and extremely challenging for our country." The outgoing State Duma fully lived up to the lofty title of people's representatives: "State Duma deputies fully lived up to the lofty status of people's representatives, demonstrating unconditional devotion to the Motherland, competence, and firmness, quickly and efficiently developing and adopting complex decisions, and passing laws essential for our soldiers and commanders, defense enterprises, factories, the domestic economy, the social sphere, society, and the state." Parliamentarians help defend truth and justice: "I want to thank you for your effective joint work, above all, in strengthening state sovereignty and protecting the national interests of the Fatherland."