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She said: "I just wanted to remind members of the House that when assertions and allegations are made, members must be prepared to substantiate them."

She added that this is especially important when an assertion is made against an agency that is not in a position to defend itself.

Why is "wanted" used instead of"want"?

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[+3] - Mame - 02/16/2022You can use both - it's a very small difference. "Wanted" is the past tense, so if she called the meeting [b]in order to[/b] remind people to blah-blah, you would say "wanted",...

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You can use both - it's a very small difference. "Wanted" is the past tense, so if she called the meeting in order to remind people to blah-blah, you would say "wanted", but here they are pretty much interchangeable. It is of little importance if she 'wanted' to or 'wants' to...

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@Mame,

Mame wrote:

You can use both - it's a very small difference. "Wanted" is the past tense, so if she called the meeting in order to remind people to blah-blah, you would say "wanted", but here they are pretty much interchangeable. It is of little importance if she 'wanted' to or 'wants' to...

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