Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

HOUSTON Nov 18 The Federal Reserve's newest policymaker, Rob Kaplan, on Wednesday declined to say whether he will support an interest rate rise in December. "If and when" the Fed does raise rates, it will do so very gradually, he said. (Reporting by Ann Saphir; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

Choose your answer from:
 (a). Yes;
 (b). It's impossible to say;
 (c). No;
Hypothesis: A male policymaker declined to state whether he will support an interest rate rise in December.



(a).