The phrase "affirmed the need" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the recognition or validation of a requirement or necessity in a particular context.
Example: "The committee affirmed the need for additional funding to support the new initiative."
Alternatives: "confirmed the necessity" or "validated the requirement."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the downgrade affirmed the need for the Democrats' approach, balancing spending cuts with higher revenue from the wealthy and corporations.
Interestingly, this time the Danish political establishment uniformly affirmed the need to protect free expression, but Jyllands-Posten itself declined to reprint Charlie Hebdo's cartoons, citing security risks.
Plibersek also affirmed the need to "enmesh ourselves" and build institutions in the Indo-Pacific, noting the world's "economic centre of gravity is moving to our region".
Her comments came about five hours after President Obama affirmed the need for openness in efforts by the administration and Congress to finish work on a health bill intended to expand coverage and rein in costs.
He emphasized the importance of sustaining the dialogue, expressed hope that U.S. domestic political pressure would not lead the U.S. to pursue UN sanctions, and affirmed the need for monitoring, supervision and benchmarks.
But food safety experts said the lettuce recall only affirmed the need for more governmental oversight of the fresh produce industry, and for the type of inspections that governed meat and poultry.
The storm "affirms the need for much stronger New Jersey coverage," Ms. Walker said.
However, NCUA strongly affirms the need for adequate practices for a program to effectively manage IRR.
This study represents an example of the synergy between synthetic biology and metabolic engineering, affirming the need for deeper integration of the two fields.
It also affirms the need to protect the most vulnerable Americans and to invest in education, infrastructure and research and development.
