article_snippet.sent: Doug Hughes, 61, spent two years planning Doug Hughes stunt, which involved crossing the no-fly zone with letters for all 535 members of Congress.
article_snippet.sent: NBC that the days following the incident have been 'stressful.'
article_snippet.sent: Mr Hughes' said Mr Hughes' knew that Doug was interested in politics but had no idea of Mr Hughes' risky plan when Mr Hughes' bought the gyrocopter two years ago.
article_snippet.sent: In fact, there's a lot of people that would like to approach Congress.'
article_snippet.sent: Mr Hughes' stunt raised security concerns as lawmakers said the incident exposed a security gap.
article_snippet.sent: security concerns were raised further amid revelations that Mr Hughes' was interviewed by the Secret Service almost two years ago and revealed Mr Hughes' plan for the stunt to both the Tampa Bay Times -- which has recently come under fire for failing to stop Hughes' stunt -- and in a 2013 blog post.
highlights_snippet.sent: But when asked if her husband was a patriot, Doug Hughes said 'no I'm a mailman'
  her husband spent two years planning stunt to protest campaign finance laws .