The phrase "a statement speaks" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to convey that a statement conveys a particular meaning or message, often implying that the statement is self-explanatory or powerful in its implications.
Example: "In this debate, a statement speaks louder than any argument; the truth is evident in the words chosen."
Alternatives: "a statement conveys" or "a statement communicates".
Which events a statement speaks of depends heavily (more heavily than with ordinary material objects) on local context and unprincipled intuitions [Bennett 1988].
Not far from the truth, such a statement speaks to the uncoordinated efforts by politicians, policymakers and system leaders -- fueled by their individual agendas -- to address increasing costs to institutional capacity, dwindling federal financial support and a growing demand for a college education.
Hill, in a statement, spoke of Fox's belief in "fiscal prudence," of the need to be "conservative" for events seven and nine years down the road, of economic uncertainties.
In a statement speaking out against the proposal, the National Union of Students (NUS) said: "Freedom of Information requests are an important channel for students and the taxpayer to hold institutions, which receive Government funds, either directly or indirectly, to account.
"Accused of raising obstacles to free competition, RFI released a statement speaking of the need for physical barriers between railway property and public streets, a need that only became urgent the day people could buy a ticket for a rival train".
The magazine's board released a statement speaking out against workplace harassment but declined to comment on Stein specifically. .
When asked if that would be the case, Neil Hrab, a spokesman for Mr. Bernier, replied in an e-mail message: "The statement speaks for itself.
The statement speaks of "a major escalation in Russian military involvement in eastern Ukraine since mid-August, including the use of Russian forces".
Asked if the pressure from the Assembly prompted the resignations, Mr. McKeon said in an interview, "I think the statement speaks for itself".
Part of the reason they disliked her was that after Colorado passed Amendment 2, an amendment to the Colorado state constitution forbidding homosexuals from being recognized as a protected class, Streisand made a public statement speaking out against the state and all its citizens, promising she would never visit Colorado again.
The statement speaks for itself".
