The phrase "a statement contending that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a claim or assertion that someone is making about a particular topic or issue.
Example: "The report includes a statement contending that climate change is primarily driven by human activities."
Alternatives: "a claim asserting that" or "an assertion stating that".
The companies that settled issued a statement contending that MTBE is not hazardous but calling the resolution "fair and prudent".
On October 13, Facebook's chief of security Alex Stamos posted a statement contending that cookies play "a fundamental role in our efforts to keep people safe.
Before the incident, CAIR released a statement contending that local law enforcement weren't doing enough to protect the Muslim community from attacks.
Once there, the group issued a statement contending that it viewed the move to oust Mr. Lugo as a threat to "democratic order".
Instead, the meeting ended abruptly — some executives walked out — and Sallie Mae immediately issued a statement contending that the investor group was violating its contract.
Representative Henry A. Waxman, Democrat of California and ranking minority member of the House Committee on Government Reform, issued a statement contending that the Pentagon was showing favoritism to Halliburton by not immediately withholding funds.
Shortly before Canada declared BPA toxic, EFSA made a public statement contending that the existing body of data on BPA did not warrant such action on its part.
A Taliban foreign ministry statement contended that the United Nations is no longer a neutral organization and that it is acting at the behest of the United States and Russia, both of which have proposed United Nations sanctions against the Taliban.
Hearst, whose $660 million purchase of The Chronicle is being held up by a federal antitrust trial, had issued a series of statements contending that the conversation Mr. White described on the witness stand Monday never happened -- or, if it did, violated company policy.
The ministry's statement contended that the Turks had forced the plane to sit unattended on the tarmac at the airport in Ankara, the capital, for hours, leaving the occupants to wonder why.
The academy's statement contends that the benefits of raw milk "have not been clearly demonstrated in evidence-based studies" and do not outweigh the risks.
