July 10, 1995

Nothing, it seems, gets done easily in Washington, particularly when the issue involves people with a lot of money. Take the so-called expatriates' tax, a proposal intended to close a loophole with which a relatively few very wealthy Americans have avoided millions of dollars in income and estate taxes by renouncing their citizenship and moving abroad to countries with lower tax rates or more porous laws.

Senate Split on Party Lines In Environmental Debate The Senate resumes work this week on what promises to be the biggest environmental debate of the year. It concerns plans to relieve businesses from costly Federal rules on health, safety and the environment. But the Senate is split along party lines, and there is little sign of compromise.

First, Trenton passed a bill insuring minimum hospital stays for newborns and their mothers. Then, United States Senator Bill Bradley, Democrat of New Jersey, introduced a similar bill to make New Jersey's law applicable throughout the country. Now, two New Jerseyans in the House of Representatives are getting into the act.

In kindergarten, Chang-rae Lee did not say a word. Day after day he sat in class in New Rochelle, sponging up the English spoken by his teacher and classmates and wringing it out in Korean in his mind.

Two top entertainment figures are to join MCA Inc., as Edgar Bronfman Jr. begins to make his mark on the big studio and music company, industry executives said tonight. In a major surprise, Ron Meyer, the president of Hollywood's top talent agency, Creative Artists Agency, is to oversee MCA's film and television business, the executives said. Mr. Meyer is a longtime ally of Michael Ovitz, the chairman of Creative Artists, who himself was nearly lured to MCA several weeks ago. And Doug Morris, who ran Warner Music's record labels until he was dismissed by Time Warner management last month, will go to MCA to start his own record label, according to people familiar with those talks.