The phrase "a statement that criticized" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a specific statement that expresses disapproval or critique of something or someone.
Example: "The article included a statement that criticized the government's handling of the crisis."
Alternatives: "a remark that condemned" or "a comment that denounced".
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko did not congratulate Putin for his election win but instead released a statement that criticized Russia for its decision to hold voting in Crimea — territory that was annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
The White House issued a statement that criticized as "highly misleading" a front-page article in The New York Times on Monday that described the legislation as having "broadly expanded the government's authority to eavesdrop on the international telephone calls and e-mail messages of American citizens without warrants".
Subodh Chandra, an attorney representing Rice's mother, released a statement that criticized McGinty for releasing the report, according to local media.
Two weeks after his name appeared on a statement that criticized "Zero Dark Thirty" as promoting torture, Martin Sheen says he didn't mean to come out against the film at all.
Representative Michele Bachmann also issued a statement that criticized the president's plan for "increasing taxes on job creators".
Later that night, Hernandez's lawyer issued a statement that criticized the media coverage of the case, but said nothing about the specifics of the investigation.
United bungled its response to the altercation with a series of statements that criticized Dao and contained industry jargon that rang hollow.
What museums should do, in addition to issuing statements that criticize the video's removal from the National Portrait Gallery's show, is not only show the video.
Google's top legal officer posted a statement Sunday that criticized the proposed deal.
The presidential campaign of Kentucky senator Rand Paul initially declined to comment, then issued a statement that did not explicitly criticize Trump.
Mr. Romney had pledged not to criticize Mr. Obama on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, but by Tuesday evening, his campaign reversed course, releasing early a statement that had been embargoed until midnight that criticized the president's handling of violence at the American posts.
