The phrase "argued they need" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a position or claim made by someone regarding a necessity or requirement.
Example: "The researchers argued they need more funding to continue their work on climate change."
Alternatives: "contended they require" or "asserted they need."
While the companies have often invoked privacy rights to resist government interference with the data and to protect their business, law enforcement authorities have argued they need the data access for security reasons.
Cal State Northridge leaders argued they need a rapid transit line to campus.
If Democrats want to find new relevance in the Donald Trump era, Stoller and others have argued, they need to tackle the issue of corporate mergers. .
Civil liberties advocates have wanted to limit any data collection to specific numbers suspected of being involved in terrorist activities, but intelligence officials have argued they need access to the "entire haystack" to trace possible terrorist plots.
Only one thing stood in their way, they argued: they needed control of lawmaking in Albany.
They argued they needed a four bedroom property (rather than a three bed) because of their children's requirements.
Earlier this year, Nato military commanders had argued they needed as many troops there as possible for as long as possible, but that view has changed in recent months.
The high school, one of two in town, was so crowded that students argued they needed traffic lights in the serpentine hallways.
The current weightings are based on 1994 data when psychology and media studies argued they needed more money for science labs or film studios.
Poor developing countries argued they needed the right to pollute in order to catch up to the West in terms of economic development, while the rich nations clucked that the world could ill afford more carbon emissions.
The US – and European – position was a huge disappointment for the low-lying and small island states, which argued they needed recognition that their countries could pay the ultimate price for climate change in terms of land loss and migration.
