With inflation and high consumer prices sure to be major issues in this year’s U.S. Presidential election, recent public statements by FTC Chair Lina Khan and Democratic Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya[1] reveal a curious enthusiasm for reviving enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act (“RPA”), a mostly dormant statute left largely inactive for more than two decades in large part because many believe that enforcing the statute leads to higher consumer prices. To be sure, Chair Khan’s and Commissioner Bedoya’s statements are consistent with the urgings of Senator Elizabeth Warren and other Congressional progressives,[2] and they harmonize with President Biden’s stated goal of preventing unfair business practices that hinder small and independent businesses.[3] But it’s far from clear that stepped-up RPA enforcement will address the consumer prices issue – and it arguably could make things worse.