"Since taking office, President Obama has signed into law spending increases of nearly 25 percent for domestic government agencies - an 84 percent increase when you include the failed stimulus. All of this new government spending was sold as 'investment.'"

This quote by Paul Ryan is a criticism of President Obama's spending policies. Ryan is explaining that given that Obama took office, he has increased spending for domestic government companies by 25 percent, and when you consist of the failed stimulus, the boost is 84 percent. Ryan indicates that Obama's spending increases were not required and were sold to the general public as 'investment'. This suggests that Ryan believes the spending boosts were not useful and were simply a way for Obama to increase government costs without offering any genuine advantage to the general public.