John Boehner set to tackle debt after reelection as House speaker VIDEO

John Boehner won reelection as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday and signaled he plans to reduce the federal government's $16.4 trillion debt, the Business Journals reported.

The Ohio lawmaker won a second two-year term as House leader with 220 votes, losing just a handful of votes in the Republican-controlled chamber. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., received 192 votes.

Boehner's 220-vote tally is the lowest for any sitting speaker since January 1999, when former…