President Donald Trump is objecting to the Senate’s effort to help improve election security, citing concerns about imposing federal burdens on state and local governments.

The Rules and Administration Committee abruptly scrapped a Wednesday markup of bipartisan election security legislation, and there were rumors that the White House might have been at least in part behind the delay.

Some Republican members of the committee were against the bill, including former Chairman Richard C. Shelby, R-Ala.

Lindsay Walters, a White House spokeswoman, confirmed in a statement that the administration believed the Department of Homeland Security had sufficient authorities to ensure the security of election systems.

The White House is asking the Senate, “Do not violate the principles of Federalism — Elections are the responsibility of the states and local governments,” according to the Walters statement. “We cannot support legislation with inappropriate mandates or that moves power or funding from the states to Washington for the planning and operation of elections.”